Brazil’s Vale sells two of its copper mines in Chile
Vale got $25 million for the mines, way below the $200 million it had invested on them.
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Australia’s promise to assist BHP with its Olympic Dam expansion
South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, has reproached the federal government for saying BHP could resume its Olympic Dam expansion within months, calling it a "cruel hoax."
Peru’s mining attracted close to $9bn in investments this year
The potential is appealing. Peru holds13% of the world's copper reserves, 4% of gold, 22% of silver, 7.6% of zinc, 9% of lead and 6% of tin reserves.
Australian mining jobs sector still growing, but new skills needed, report finds
Employment in the mining sector will rise by 7.4% over the next four years, with the oil and gas sector providing the largest number of new jobs
Amid fierce political opposition, US uranium miner suspends mine plans
Decades-long ban on uranium mining in Virginia is proving very difficult to change.
American oil producer says it doesn’t need Keystone pipeline
One of the companies that has signed up to ship crude through Keystone recently told Reuters that the pipeline was "no longer needed."
1,500 Barrick workers out of a job as Pascua Lama suspension takes effect
The company is cutting its Argentine work force as Chileans work on water treatment facility.
Australian coal investments at risk of becoming ‘stranded assets’ – Oxford study says
New research suggests that Australian coal's second-biggest customer, China, could be headed for a coal-free diet.
Potential … with a grain of salt
Only weeks after a swirl of media reports trumpeted that potash soon may become a $65 billion industry for Michigan, the owner of the only potash mine in the state stopped production of the mineral and laid off a dozen workers.
