Public gold audit petition in the US posed to be defeated
It needs 25,000 signatures by Feb. 8 and so far has only a bit more than 18,000.
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Dominican Republic fast tracks mining permits
Total process will take up to four months from the moment a company submits its application.
BHP cuts more Olympic Dam jobs
The giant miner is struggling to keep its massive Olympic Dam project competitive in the current environment.
Big holes found in Canada’s oil spill plans
Report shows Canadian taxpayers could be on the hook for a massive environmental cleanup bill in the event of an offshore oil leak.
Canadian mining and oil companies set to expand staff numbers
A new survey by one of the world's leading recruitment firms reveals that nearly a half of companies in the Canadian resources sector plan to expand their staff numbers in 2013.
Online retail giant debuts its own virtual currency
Amazon, world's leading online retailer, has unveiled a new form of virtual currency
Africa’s increasing risks scaring off mining investments: report
With the exception of Ghana and Cape Verde, which were ranked as “medium risk” in the index published Wednesday, all others were classified as “high risk."
Aboriginal elder spurns million dollar offer from uranium miners
An elder from the Djok aboriginal community has hailed a move by the federal government to prevent the mining of uranium on his ancestral lands.
South Africa pushes for greater tax revenues from miners
South Africa seeks to extract greater tax revenues from its mining companies as they struggle to deal with rising costs and declining commodities prices.
