BHP pins hopes on spin-off South32
In the second half of 2014 the businesses bound for South32 generated $5bn worth of revenue and almost $890m of earnings before interest and tax.
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Maine’s mining rules review may open door to Canadian gold, copper project
Canada's J.D. Irving Ltd. hopes to build a massive open-pit copper and gold mine at the state's Bald Mountain.
Fipke, Ulansky take uranium hunt outside the Basin
Chad Ulansky cut his teeth on Ekati, Canada’s first diamond discovery, but it’s uranium that he’s hunting for now in Canada’s frozen North.
Junior mining investment model on life support
Industry fears too many juniors chasing too few dollars will equal too few new mines.
Canada’s Saskatchewan second only to Finland as world’s top mining destination
The potash and oil-rich province was placed at the top of the Fraser Institute's annual rank of mining companies.
Hedge funds raise bearish gold price bets by 44%
Large scale speculators in gold futures added massively to short positions – bets that prices will fall – ahead of Greek bailout deal.
Weir Minerals Floway Pumps introduces the VTSP
The patented VTSP bearing design allows for continuous operation in services with a maximum solid content of 10 percent by weight and excursions of 20 percent by weight during temporary upset conditions.
BHP slashing costs faster than expected
World number one miner notches "productivity gains" of $2.4 billion as profits fall 47% in second half of 2014.
Sliding output could drop Barrick to no 4 gold miner
Barrick's production dropped by over 1m ounces last year and a new report predicts further steep declines by 2020.
