Aussie miners new dilemma: ore reserves up, exploration down
Half the firms surveyed by PwC reported an increase in their reserves compared to the previous financial year.
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Barrick mothballs Pascua-Lama
Toronto-based miner has already spent $5 billion on the Chile-Argentina project first launched in 2006.
Coal exporters not backing down despite glut; could China enter the market too?
No signs of production slowdown in major coal-exporting countries.
Activist Casablanca Capital wins battle for Cliffs
The fund, with just a 5.2% stake in Cliffs, has vowed to sell or spin the miner's international operations.
Robust copper price prompts switch to aluminum
It's a trend already established in China where only 25% of insulated and overhead cables use copper versus 60% in developed economies.
Will the KSM project suffer the same fate as Pebble?
Potential problems in the horizon for Seabridge Gold's proposed gold, copper, silver and molybdenum mine in northern British Columbia, just 30 km from the Alaska border.
US growth, inflation numbers drop gold price through $1,300
Interest rates could rise sooner rather than later.
BHP firing 6% of workforce in Chile’s Pampa Norte division
Division encompasses the Spence and Cerro Colorado copper mines.
Only US oil sands mine hit by protests
21 of 80 Utah Tar Sands Resistance members arrested during physical confrontation.
