March 27, 2015 Allana Potash sold to Israel Chemicals for $137 million The deal aims to speed up development of Allana’s promising Danakil potash project, in northeast Ethiopia.
March 27, 2015 PetroChina wants to smoothly sail away from the oil sand business The oil giant is “actively engaged” in talks to swap North American assets, mostly Canadian, with international oil companies.
March 27, 2015 Is Northern Europe the new mining Eldorado? It is predicted that northern Europe will soon host more mining projects.
March 27, 2015 Scepticism grows over North Korea’s massive rare earth discovery Experts are raising questions about the legitimacy of North Korea's estimated reserves of rare earths, used from computers to cars and defense missiles.
March 26, 2015 Gold price leaps past $1,200 on safe haven buying Gold price jumps nearly 2% as Egypt gets involved in Yemen conflict, but resurgent dollar cuts into gains in New York trading.
March 26, 2015 Congo’s planned mining code changes ‘too risky’: miners The country's Chamber of Mines says the new code would send the mining industry back by at least 10 years.
March 26, 2015 Glencore shutting down its West Wallsend coal mine in Australia The firm said poor coal prices meant it would not make sense to extend the life of the mine.
March 26, 2015 JX, Mitsui Mining halt Caserones mine, to take a $421M write down The company said the suspension of operation at the copper is momentary, as northern Chile is being hit by torrential rain and snow.
March 25, 2015 Mining private equity: It’s Davis or bust? Until Mick Davis pulls the trigger on X2's $5.6 billion, wishful thinking and unhealthy skepticism will pervade talk around private equity and mining.
March 25, 2015 Energy regulator staff probed over handling of TransCanada safety violations The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) probe centres on the alleged mishandling of claims of natural gas pipeline violations at TransCanada by engineers working for the…
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
