December 19, 2014 Canada approves world’s largest copper-gold project $9.5bn KSM project in British Columbia boasts reserves of 38m ounces of gold and nearly 10bn pounds of copper – mining 130,000 tonnes a day for 52 years.
December 19, 2014 UK legislators call for an end to forced labour in Eritrea mines According to the legislators, international mining companies —mainly from Australia, Canada and the U.K— are using the forced labour of Eritreans in their operations.
December 18, 2014 Trevali surges on polymetallic mine restart Vancouver-based junior jumps 8.5% after hitting targets for re-start of 100%-owned Caribou zinc-lead-copper-silver-gold mine in New Brunswick, Canada.
December 18, 2014 Barrick to halt Lumwana mine in Zambia after tax hike The Canadian giant had earlier said it would consider such a move in the event the new tax regime was approbed.
December 18, 2014 Gold and silver dominate November financings Story developed using data from Mining Intelligence. Learn more and schedule a demo. Toronto and venture exchange companies raised $309M last month compared to $519M […]
December 17, 2014 EU spares Canadian oil sands the ‘dirty fuel’ label The vote of the full plenary was prompted earlier this month when the EU's environment committee rejected a deal worked out after more than two years of lobbying by Canada.
December 17, 2014 Coeur Mining acquires Paramount Gold and Silver for $146 million As part of the agreement, Paramount will spin off its non-Mexican assets into a standalone publicly listed company— Paramount Nevada Gold Corp.
December 16, 2014 B.C. asks you to stuff stockings with local coal Coal, a major B.C. export, has been suffering from a global oversupply and falling prices. How is that for a reason to fill up your stockings with it? Hmm...
December 16, 2014 Minnesota dumps potash into lake to kill zebra mussels Zebra mussels reproduce quickly and can disrupt the food chain, clog water pipes and create algae.
December 16, 2014 Pacific Potash mining rights in Brazil jeopardized over unpaid tax The Vancouver-based miner said it did not receive the funds wired to pay the tax for "unknown reasons."
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
