MINING.COM

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2015 | 10:30 am

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.

SRK Consulting | April 21, 2015 | 9:28 am

China expands stake in Russian potash miner Uralkali

Two Chinese banks are among the eight institutions that have provided Uralkali a $530 million loan.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2015 | 8:15 am

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.

Sean Jones | April 21, 2015 | 7:12 am

Lucara Diamond unearths 342-carat rock at its mine in Botswana

The gem will be sold along with two other greater than 100 carat diamonds, also recovered at Lucara's Karowe mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2015 | 7:00 am

Rio Tinto iron ore output up again, but exports fall

The miner shipped 72.5m tonnes in the quarter, up 9% from a year earlier but down 12% sequentially.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2015 | 6:00 am

Why Kal Kotecha is still sticking with his New Year’s resolution

Kal Kotecha, founder and editor of Junior Gold Report, says now is the time to be buying resource stocks, especially gold equities.

The Gold Report | April 21, 2015 | 5:46 am

Teck cuts dividend as coal continues downward slide

Canada’s largest diversified miner says slashing the dividend by two-thirds will allow it to keep generating positive cash flow.

Business in Vancouver | April 21, 2015 | 5:01 am

Russia’s Alrosa diamonds output up 6% in Q1

The miner also said that revenue from rough diamond sales was set to reach at least $1.1 billion, even though its first-quarter rough diamond prices dropped by 3%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2015 | 3:37 am

First

Last

1 Week

1 Month

3 Months

6 Months

1 Year

5 Years

Historical

Create FREE account or log in

to receive MINING.COM digests