March 14, 2014 Rio Tinto’s Sam Walsh scores $9m after pay increase in first year The figure includes salary, a cash bonus, shares and other benefits for the man who was able to take Rio Tinto from a US$3 billion loss to a US$3.7 billion…
March 13, 2014 Iron ore price stages huge comeback Price of the steelmaking raw material up 6.5% since Monday.
March 13, 2014 Global undiscovered copper resources estimated at 3.5 billion metric tons The first-ever, geologically-based global assessment of undiscovered copper resources estimates that 3.5 billion metric tons of copper may exist worldwide.
March 13, 2014 The state of global rough diamond supply 2014 50 mines are estimated to account for 90% of global rough diamond supply in 2014.
March 12, 2014 South Africa approves law that gives state a 20% of oil, mining firms The new law also lets the state to acquire an unspecified additional share at an “agreed price,” among other debated changes.
March 12, 2014 South African police shot Marikana miners as they fled: lawyer Fresh evidence contradicts South African police account of the events, which claims most died as they opened fire when striking miners charged officers.
March 11, 2014 Sandstorm Gold gains on record sales Through its nine streaming agreements, Sandstorm purchased gold at an average of $420 per ounce last year.
March 11, 2014 Report: BSGR, Vale should be stripped of Simandou rights Guinean panel says rights to rich iron ore deposit were obtained through corruption.
March 11, 2014 Barrick completes partial divestment of African Barrick Gold Company has completed the divestment of 41.0 million ordinary shares in African Barrick Gold plc.
March 11, 2014 Paul Adams: Investor-friendly Australian projects around the world Rather than shoot for the stars, Paul Adams of DJ Carmichael argues that junior miners should focus on more modest projects best suited to maximizing shareholder value.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm
