Mass grave with hundreds of skeletons found in Bolivian mining town
Hundreds of thousands have died over the years at the city's main silver mine, as a direct result of cave-ins, overwork, hunger and disease.
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Industry experts discuss growing minerals demand in committee hearing
Better access to US minerals would encourage manufacturers to return.
BC signs energy agreement with China
There are 16 liquefied natural gas proposals in B.C., although energy analysts do not expect more than two or three will get built in the coming years.
More weakness ahead for miners
No pain, no gain. That is one comment regarding this seemingly terminal bottoming process in the precious metals complex.
Freeport, Indonesia make peace: copper exports to resume in August
Indonesia's top copper miner hopes next month to ramp up production and restart concentrate shipments from Grasberg, one of the world's largest copper mines.
Gold fix operator picks committee to oversee spot price
The company’s new board is made up of compliance officers at the four banks that currently operate the gold prices setting process.
Codelco delays $6.8 billion mine expansion, reviews impacts on glaciers
The company says its future depends on the Andina mine expansion, as dwindling ore grades in its old mines are expected to bring annual output down.
Miners need to overhaul business model to boost productivity: study
Cost reduction measures in the mining industry could well have undermined the sector's productivity, which remains down, according to a new EY report.
This cell phone was charged with apples, potatoes and copper wire
The functional art installation was created outside a shopping centre in London.
