December 2, 2014 Vale confirms plans to sell stake in $35 billion base metals unit Chief Financial Officer Luciano Siani confirmed Tuesday the company's plans to sell a minority stake in its metals-producing unit.
December 2, 2014 First Nations release ‘clear mining policy and rules’ for central BC “With this mining policy we can no longer be ignored or imposed upon"
December 1, 2014 Guatemala’s huge mining royalty hike makes Tahoe unhappy The country’s congress passed Friday legislation to increase mining royalties from 5% to 10%.
December 1, 2014 New low in oil prices drags BHP Billiton stock below 2009 levels The stock closed in Sydney below the $30 mark, which is the lowest it has traded in the last five years.
December 1, 2014 Burkina Faso: After the gold rush Canada is tying foreign aid to overseas mining development. It’s touted as “win-win,” but in Burkina Faso there are already some losers.
November 30, 2014 Wabush woes: Labrador mining town reels from a China slowdown Ron Barron has spent 30 years working in the Wabush mine, one of three generations of Barrons who have toiled in the open pits in what western Labrador bills as…
November 30, 2014 The Klondike Gold Rush helped lift Vancouver out of a depression There was a depression in North America in 1893, and the Vancouver economy sagged for several years. But it rebounded in 1897, when the city became one of the launching…
November 29, 2014 Canadian Natural Resources chairman sees oil touching US$30 a barrel Canada’s oil industry faces a year of “tough slugging,” including the deferment of many projects, as oil prices collapse to as little as US$30 a barrel then likely stabilize around…
November 28, 2014 Rio Tinto cuts spending, defers capex, keeps dividend The mining giant said it was committed to giving significantly more money back to shareholders in 2015 despite a severe drop in iron ore prices.
November 28, 2014 Deep-sea miner Nautilus to get $113m of escrowed funds The sum will be given on the completion of the sale of 15% of its Solwara 1 project to an entity nominated by Papua New Guinea.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
