Grim BRICs news pushes copper to 5-week lows
Copper price slumps 1.8% as Brazil, Russia, India and China growth slows to 2009 levels.
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Norwegian tax increase forces Statoil to delay $15.5b arctic project
Levy hikes have reduced the profitability of the venture.
Brighter US credit outlook sends gold price tumbling
Good news for the dollar is bad news for the gold price.
Mining suppliers short-term forecast mainly overcast: report
Experts say mining services providers’ earnings will continue to fall this year.
Asteroid mining firm hires former White House officer
Peter Marquez, former director of space policy under US Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, is Planetary Resources’s new vice president for global engagement.
Rio Tinto to start copper exports from Oyu Tolgoi this week
Company is said to have invited reporters to attend a ceremony at the mine this Friday to celebrate its first shipment.
Chinese firm said to have killed Ghanaian miners with poisonous gas
The official version is that the three small-scale miners lost their lives after inhaling excess smoke in a pit during a blast to extract the mineral.
Queensland miner switching to 100% local workforce
At the start of 2013, the company was flying in and out 70 workers from other areas of Australia.
New Initiative to Educate Youth about Canada’s Geology and Mineral Resources
As reported on Canada Newswire, a new program to educate Canada’s youth about the country’s geology and mineral resources was launched under the […]
