Mining industry has paid Canada $71 billion in last ten years
Mining payments to federal and provincial government coffers totalled an estimated $71 billion from 2003 to 2012.
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Potash Corp. laying off over 1,000 workers
The world's largest potash miner by capacity, is cutting 18% of its workforce, or about 1,045 people,.
These are the countries mining investors should stay away from
While resource nationalism is still a major risk for miners, corrupted governments can be equally or more detrimental to the industry.
SPECIAL: Northwest Mining Association annual meeting is running this week
The second largest annual mining convention in the US.
China’s great appetite for Port Hedland iron ore
Shipments reached 22.3 million tonnes from 16.2 million tonnes a year earlier.
Bitcoin ‘miner’ sells $8 million in hardware in 24 hours
"The faster and more efficiently you can solve math problems, the more bitcoins you get."
China’s CNOOC has big LNG plans for British Columbia
"24 million tonnes of super-cooled gas per year, or just over three billion cubic feet a day."
Gold stocks take another severe beating
The gold price declined more than $30 on Monday, dragging gold mining stocks down with it.
Vale very much still in the running for Simandou
Brazilian giant could end up with half of one of the world's greatest mining prizes.
