New US potash mine about to clear final licensing hurdle
The Ochoa mine could produce about 714,400 tons of sulphate of potash per year for a minimum of 50 years.
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AuRico gold announces preliminary first quarter production results
AuRico is reporting its seventh consecutive quarter of record production, representing a 10% increase over the prior quarter and a 17% increase over the first quarter of 2013.
Uralkali’s potash goes on sale, India to pay lowest price in 7 years
The price is also about 25% below what India paid last year to the now defunct Belarusian Potash Co., which Uralkali owned jointly at the time with Belaruskali.
US Mint ‘curved’ commemorative gold coins sold out
The 50,000 curved commemorative $5 gold coins are all gone.
BHP Billiton mulls spinning off non-core divisions into $18bn firm
The separate company would be listed on the London Stock Exchange, as well as the Australian and South African markets.
Kinross cuts Tasiast expansion costs by $1.1 billion
Toronto gold miner won't make final decision on expansion project before 2015.
Gold price slides to 7-week low as hedge funds drop 1.8m ounces
Gold price down to $1,284 as ETF investors scale back holdings and speculators cut bullish bets on gold futures and options by 1.8 million ounces.
Barrick Gold slashes pay, adopts exec scorecard
Chairman John Thornton had to make do with $7 million less and CEO Jamie Sokalsky's take home shrank 3.7 million last year when shares in the world's number one gold miner tanked 45%.
Drummond to restart coal exports from Colombia
Local media is reporting the miner is hours away from resuming its coal shipments at its Cienaga port.
