BHP earmarks $80bn for expansions, plays down acquisitions
Mining Weekly reports that multicommodity miner BHP Billiton has committed to spend up to $80-billion by the end of 2015 to expand […]
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Obama Administration calls for 5% royalty on gross proceeds of mines
The Obama Administration has called for a hardrock mining royalty and a new hardrock AML fee, along with other fees and tax […]
Pan American silver production, net income set records in 2010
Although Pan American Silver set production records last year, the company cautioned that silver and gold production will decline this year.
New common mine safety training standards in NWT
New common standards for mine safety training are being developed by the government of the Northwest Territories (NWT), the Northern Safety Association […]
US$6.75M settlement over pollution to Silver Valley
A mining company that polluted Silver Valley in northern Idaho has paid US$6.75 million over natural resource damages, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. […]
Shear Diamonds signs agreement with Nunavut Resources Corp.
Edmonton-based Shear Diamonds Ltd. has signed a mutual cooperation agreement with Nunavut Resources Corp. for development of the Jericho Diamond Mine in […]
China to launch rare earth regulatory body
While Beijing has already implemented a quota system for rare earths, the country is set to launch an industry association that will […]
Nevada mining projects could lose power of eminent domain
Fronteer Gold’s 2010 threat to use eminent domain for its Long Canyon Project is the impetus behind proposed state legislation to eliminate […]
U.S. and Canadian conservation groups to compensate miners for work in southeastern British Columbia
Nature Conservancy Canada and The Nature Conservancy in the U.S. will pay two mining companies $9.4 million as compensation for development work […]
