January 27, 2015 Cliffs restructures Bloom Lake iron ore mine, seeks creditor protection Chief Executive Lourenco Goncalves said restructuring proceedings have begun in Montreal and sale options will be explored.
January 27, 2015 Yukon Zinc temporarily closing Wolverine Mine Some crew will be assigned to care and maintenance.
January 26, 2015 Rio Tinto to drop Oyu Tolgoi $1.6bn royalty if expansion gets ok from Mongolia Documents obtained and verified by The Australian, show that Rio Tinto offered Mongolia to forsake a “net smelter return” of 2% cent of the project’s revenue.
January 26, 2015 No recession for Alberta, just ‘zero growth’ as oil price nosedives According to TD's latest report, real GDP growth in Alberta will inch forward by only 0.5% this year before speeding up to 1.8% in 2016.
January 26, 2015 Fort McMurray mayor still optimistic, despite dropping oil prices Despite plunging oil prices, the mayor of Fort McMurray, Alta., is still optimistic about the future of the oil boomtown.
January 26, 2015 Zambia’s new leader to keep polemic mining tax Newly elected President Edgar Lungu wants to keep mining royalties at 20%, as opposed to the 6% companies were paying a month ago.
January 26, 2015 Cliffs Natural removes quarterly dividend to repay debt It also said it has reduced its net debt balance by more than $400 million.
January 24, 2015 Percentage of mining workers under a salary freeze is double the Canadian average But only one percent of miners expect a wage freeze in 2015.
January 23, 2015 Centerra a step closer to moving gold project in Mongolia forward The country’s parliament has designated its Gatsuurt Project as strategically important, paving the way for Centerra's application for the necessary approvals.
January 21, 2015 Gabriel Resources says Romania holding gold project ‘hostage’ The company has been trying for 15 years to get a permit for Rosia Montana, poised to be Europe's biggest gold mine.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
