July 30, 2015 Nemaska Lithium gets go ahead for its Whabouchi mine in Quebec The proposed open-pit surface and underground spodumene mine will produce lithium, highly used in the manufacturing of batteries for cell phones and electric cars.
July 30, 2015 Goldcorp slashes dividend 60% amid dire gold market The company also said it will spend between $850 and $900 to produce an ounce of gold this year, less than its previous forecast of between $875 and $950.
July 29, 2015 Nautilus Minerals: Vessel dewatering plant detailed design contract awarded Nautilus Minerals Inc. announces that contract for the detailed design of the Solwara 1 dewatering plant to be used on the Company’s Production Support Vessel has been awarded to the…
July 29, 2015 Catastrophic mine waste spills increasing in frequency, severity and cost world-wide On 1st anniversary of North America’s worst mine waste disaster, failures shown to be global trend attributable to industry & regulatory failure to implement best practices.
July 29, 2015 Miners in Asia and Africa more likely to switch to different OEM within next five years Whilst miners are relatively loyal in Australia and North America to their current Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMS), over half of those in Asia are likely to seek out a new…
July 28, 2015 Zambia power cuts feed copper supply worries, lift prices Power restrictions could hit output of most copper mines operating in the country.
July 28, 2015 More headline risk around Alberta’s oil sands industry Questions multiply on future of Canadian projects.
July 27, 2015 Australian firm wants Yukon Zinc’s Wolverine mill Brisbane-based Minquest says buying plant of bankrupt zinc miner could save it $150m–200m to bring nearby copper project into production.
July 27, 2015 $60 billion in oil sands projects frozen due to crude prices collapse — report And oil prices keep falling — they have kicked off the week in the red, with U.S. prices trading below $48 a barrel.
July 27, 2015 Underground gold miner limits production after pollution violation Banks Island Gold accused of pollution spills
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