April 14, 2015 Close to half of European and the Former Soviet Union mines to be using autonomous vehicles by 2020 If labour costs are high, use robots.
April 14, 2015 EU lawmakers to limit import of conflict minerals The lawmakers voted 22 to 16 to strengthen a draft law requiring importers, smelters and refiners to certify their goods are conflict-free.
April 14, 2015 Zambia dumps mining royalty hike, settles at 9% The government intends to set its mining royalties at 9% for both open-pit and underground mines.
April 13, 2015 Expect talent-driven mining M&A: Headhunter Today Andrew’s talking about the ebbs and flows of his MRG business. He tells me President and CEO searches are not where he’s making his money these days, it’s the…
April 13, 2015 Oil sands expansion and carbon reduction policies are mutually exclusive: report Study argues Alberta’s emissions would be roughly equal to Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia combined by 2020.
April 13, 2015 Australia has a key role in nuclear’s contribution to clean energy future One of Australia’s leading uranium development proponents says the country’s natural advantage in delivering clean energy to meet growing global demand, is being eroded by the current policy differences between…
April 13, 2015 Move over Codelco: Freeport plans to be the world’s No.1 copper miner But China’s slowdown, rising costs and falling prices may get in the way.
April 13, 2015 Canada’s Alamos Gold, AuRico merging in $1.5 billion deal The deal will also result in a spinoff company called AuRico Metals, which will hold the Kemess Property in northern British Columbia and three royalty assets.
April 13, 2015 AngloGold a step closer to selling U.S. mine Newmont, Kinross, Goldcorp and Iamgold among the companies said to be interested in all of part of Cripple Creek & Victor mine.
April 11, 2015 Police defend handling of London diamond-district heist caught on camera The gang members, dressed in fluorescent vests and hard hats, calmly carried bags and wheeled garbage bins into a high-security storage facility in London's diamond district.
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
