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.
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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.
Coal miners jailed for Mongolia tax evasion seek pardon
US citizen Justin Kapla and two Philippine nationals sentenced to 5 – 6 years in jail while working for coal miner SouthGobi appeal to Mongolian president.
Modest tailwinds could blow life into mining equities in 2015: Shane Nagle
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First BC oil slump casualty: Ivanhoe Energy faces bankruptcy
The company has filed for creditor protection and faces possible bankruptcy.
South Australia govt backs uranium mining
The draft terms of the reference for SA's royal commission into the role of nuclear power should investigate the costs of uranium mining, conservationists say.