Baja Mining’s long-delayed and almost dead El Boleo finally reaches production
Red metal output at the mine, over 18 months behind schedule and $750 million over budget, is expected to ramp-up by July.
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World Bank: Commodities falling like it’s 1985
Organization predicts a rare occurrence in 2015: a decline in all nine commodity indices with industrial metals falling another 5%; precious metals down 3%.
Atlas Copco showcases Tier 4 Final QAS 25 generator at POWER-GEN® International
One of Atlas Copco’s latest additions to its generator lineup, the compact QAS 25, is equipped with an Isuzu 4LE engine and a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) to achieve Tier 4 Final emission levels.
GRAPH: Gold price vs bond buys shows limits of QE
Don't expect Europe's QE bazooka to lift gold prices much says new report.
Brent Cook: don’t buy crap
At the Cambridge House Vancouver Resource Investment Conference this past Sunday and Monday, we had the chance to ask respected mining analyst Brent Cook for his outlook on the sector for which he is best known.
Draghi trillions drag gold price past $1,300
European central bank's historic $1.3 billion stimulus package convulses markets and trigger new wave of safe haven buying of gold.
Turkey’s gold imports down, but bullion still ‘key’ to the local economy — WGC
Despite the rosy picture painted by the industry body, official figures show that Turkey bullion imports more than halved last year.
Peruvian rare earth discovery richer than initially thought
Geology consultants leading the project found the rare earth claim has the highest range of rare earth metals in Peru.