November 4, 2014 Iron ore price falls to 64-month low Fresh Chinese weakness pushes iron ore price to lowest since June 2009, but rising premiums for high-quality lump imports offers some hope.
November 4, 2014 Burkina Faso political upheaval affects Canadian miners’ share prices As if tanking gold prices weren’t enough bad news for Canadian junior gold mining and exploration companies, now one of the more promising gold-mining nations in Africa is in a…
November 4, 2014 Giant diamonds lure investor cash to Botswana In a quiet room behind several sets of bulletproof doors, N.B. Parag turned a 141-carat rough diamond in his hands.
November 4, 2014 Glencore’s coal output up 9% as prices touch 5-year low The company is defying coal price slump with increased production driven by expansions at its Australian mines.
November 2, 2014 South Africa blackouts seen lasting all week after silo collapse Rolling power blackouts will probably continue across South Africa this week as Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. struggles to recover capacity from its second-biggest plant after a coal silo cracked and…
November 2, 2014 Zambia may be backing off 20% open pit mine royalty rate – Barrick There are indications Zambia may be backing away from plans to impose a 20 per cent royalty rate on open pit mining in the country, a top executive with Barrick…
October 31, 2014 What the hell happened to Burkina? For those that haven’t had access to the internet or TV today, the West African country of Burkina Faso’s government has collapsed and is essentially in complete disarray.
October 31, 2014 Vancouver gold-to-copper miner pops on Horn of Africa results Winners were few and far between Friday, but punters couldn't resist Nevsun Resources stock after low-cost high-grade Eritrea mine delivered on all counts.
October 28, 2014 Russia pushes forward plans to mine the moon The country's ultimate purpose is to extract rare earth elements, breaking China's dominance and pushing prices down.
October 27, 2014 Oliver Gross says peak gold is here to stay Midtier producers will soon be desperate to buy low-cost, high-quality deposits.
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