First Nickel locks gates to Sudbury mine
Three dozen miners out of work, as low metals prices shutter operation earlier than expected.
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EPA knew cleaning up mine could trigger spill
The EPA was aware of the potential for a catastrophic release of toxic materials from an old Colorado gold mine but appears to have only had a cursory plan to deal with the threat.
Gold price: Hedge funds reverse historic bearish position
Amid chaos on equity markets, large speculators on gold futures this week exited bearish positioning not seen in at least 9 years.
Canadian oil sands producer ready to begin digging pits in the US
Beginning this fall, the company will start digging the first in a series of pits, each the size of a football stadium, in Utah, about 265km (165 miles) from Salt Lake City.
Maptek takes a big picture approach to blast management
Maptek will take BlastLogic, mining’s most advanced blast design and management system, to FragBlast 11 in Sydney this month.
New variety of hard-to-find mineral discovered in England
The last time a vein of Blue John Stone, a legendary semi-precious mineral, was discovered was in the in the XIX century.
INFOGRAPHIC – On the precipice: Will global markets follow commodities off the cliff?
Today may be the end of this trend of divergence. US equities are at a precipice: fueled by low rates and quantitative easing for years, they have finally started to tumble from record highs.
Metals heading for worst week of 2015
Metals from copper to aluminum fell again Friday, and were heading for their worst week of the year, after data showed Chinese factory activity shrinking at the fastest pace since 2009.
Small, ancient diamonds reveal seawater key for precious gems formation
Scientists from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K believe ancient sea water helped to the formation of diamonds hundreds of kilometres underground.
