Mick Davis tells investors to stay away from coal, Africa
When asked about how much lower commodities prices will dive this year, Davis said he thought they were close to hitting rock bottom.
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Vale hits new iron ore production record
It produced 77.4 million tonnes of iron ore in the period, up 4.5% from a year earlier.
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BHP yields to pressure and low prices, halts iron ore expansion
The company has become the first big miner to delay a planned output expansion.
AME BC pleased with federal budget 2015
“We are very pleased to see the federal government’s commitments to extend the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit through March 2016 and to expand the eligibility of Canadian exploration expenses,” says David McLelland, Chair of AME BC
Over 240 mining and energy projects waiting for investors in Cuba
Cuba, the world’s sixth largest nickel producer and one of the top 10 nickel mining countries, also holds significant deposits of other minerals and oil, new U.S. Geological Survey report shows.
Inroads for SRK Cape Town in Suriname
Starting a mining operation in a country covered mainly by pristine rainforest is bound to be a challenging task, but SRK Consulting’s Cape Town office has for over a decade been successfully applying its environmental and social impact expertise in just such a place.
China expands stake in Russian potash miner Uralkali
Two Chinese banks are among the eight institutions that have provided Uralkali a $530 million loan.
This is what happens to an oil company’s social license obligations when profits dive
In under a generation, social licence commitments have moved from a nice-to-have community relations extra to a regulatory necessity.