Nutrien’s potash mine closure adds to bite of Canada rail strike
The world’s largest fertilizer producer plans to temporarily close its biggest potash mine as the impact of a Canadian rail strike continues to spread.
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Friedland says Congo now more attractive than Chile for copper mines
While Chile, the world’s top copper producer, seeks measures to quell the social unrest that exploded last month, the election of a new President in Congo has improved the country's prospects.
Austral Gold to become sole owner of Casposo mine in Argentina
The Sydney-based company acquired the remaining 30% interest in the silver-gold mine located in the San Juan province.
Ivanhoe, Congolese authorities discuss Kamoa-Kakula project
Representatives from the Canadian miner met with recently appointed authorities.
Lynas close to securing funding for rare earths plant in the US
Details about how it will fund the development of a heavy rare earths processing facility in Texas is expected to come by the end of February.
Interview: Tocqueville’s Hathaway sees ‘tremendous opportunity’ in gold equities
John Hathaway, chairman of Tocqueville Management Corp. and co-manager of the Tocqueville Gold Fund, recently discussed the state of the gold investment space.
Australia’s Evolution Mining to buy Canadian gold mine from Newmont
Evolution has agreed to buy Red Lake from Newmont Goldcorp for $375 million in cash.
Endeavour announces 32% resource increase at Houndé
Endeavour Mining has drilled over 350,000 metres in the Kari area in less than two years, successfully delineating 2Moz during that time span.
Despite the talk of coal’s demise, it still powers the world
For all the talk of ditching fossil fuels to fight climate change, coal remains king in much of the world.