Weak gold price brings carnage to mining stocks
Billions wiped off gold miners' market value Tuesday.
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Massive Canadian iron ore mine gets final go ahead
Alderon Iron Ore gets green light to start construction of $1 billion iron ore mine with Chinese backing near Labrador City.
Jeff Wright: Miners that create their own momentum
Promising candidates in some unlikely places, like environmentally friendly California.
China’s oil giant at center of corruption probe
Grins were on the faces of China National Petroleum executives this week as they celebrated a blockbuster 30-year deal for Russian gas. For some, however, those grins could soon turn to grimaces.
Copper near 12-week high on hopes of Chinese stimulus
Prices are up nearly 5% so far this month, heading for a second straight monthly gain.
Gold price plunges to February lows
A one-two-three punch saw the gold price drop more than 2% on Tuesday to trade at a three-and-a-half month low and $115 an ounce below its 2014 high.
Vale’s New Caledonia nickel plant under siege, up to $30m in damage
Angry rioters attacked the nickel facility, which has been closed since early May after an estimated 100,000 litres of acid-tainted effluent polluted a nearby creek.
Barrick Gold Class Action – Robertson Stromberg LLP Files Statement of Claim Against Barrick Gold and Other Defendants
The detailed claim alleges there were misrepresentations in Barrick's public disclosure relating to Barrick's development of the Pascua-Lama mine located on the border between Chile and Argentina.
US imposes extra conditions for potential approval of Keystone XL pipeline
Decision was based on the discovery of potentially dangerous construction defects, such as bad welds.
