Blockade lifted at BHP’s Escondida mine
Mine access roads blockaded by contractors at BHP Billiton's Escondida mine have been re-opened.
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Fluor wins copper mill optimization work in British Columbia worth $397 million
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded a contract from Teck (NYSE: TCK) to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the Highland Valley Copper Mill Optimization project in British Columbia, Canada.
Catalytic events moving gold stocks: Jocelyn August
In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Senior Analyst Jocelyn August discusses looming events in a select group of natural resource stocks that are expected to move as information flows out.
Gabriel Resources’ losses in 2012 now top $1.7 billion as new Romanian PM orders umpteenth review
Just as it looked as if Europe's biggest mining project may be approaching the finish line after a dozen years of opposition and delays Romania's prime minister designate pulls the rug from under its promoter Gabriel Resources.
Eldorado Gold reports $67 million profit in Q1
Gold miners were caught in an ugly slide in the S&P/TSX Composite Index today, which shed 215 points in reaction to another poor economic report coming out of the US.
First oil sands project in the US takes a step closer
US Oil Sands Inc's Utah project is on-target for completion and start-up in the final quarter of next year after the company raised $9 million on Thursday.
Big gold producers spending faster than earnings rise
Capital spending by the largest gold producers is increasing at a faster pace than earnings for a second straight year as the industry’s biggest mining projects are beset by delays and surging labour costs.
Canada mints its last penny on Friday
The Canadian penny will get a ministerial send off when the Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will be on hand to watch the last minting.
DRC fighting thwarts plans to export conflict-free minerals
Renewed fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo will halt the export of so-called conflict-free minerals from the country's eastern provinces, according to Bloomberg:
