January 30, 2015

New Greek govt. ‘absolutely against’ Eldorado Gold mine, shares dive

The company's Skouries project is one of the biggest foreign investments in Greece.

January 30, 2015

New Gold’s Rainy River project gets key environmental nod

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change have separately okayed the project.

January 30, 2015

Commodity slump forces BC Iron to quit Brazilian project, revalue mines

The Australian junior iron ore producer is also studying whether it needs to write down the value of any ­assets ahead of next month’s half-year result.

January 30, 2015

BHP axing up to 300 Olympic Dam jobs

The decision caps off a dreadful month for South Australia’s mining sector.

January 29, 2015

Russia’s Alrosa output jumps 8%, but sees moderate growth this year

The miner also said it aims to increase sales by 1% percent in 2015, taking advantage of rising production and using offtake from its stock.

January 29, 2015

Australian uranium miner accused of contaminating Lake Malawi

Paladin Energy, an Australian mining company, has been accused of discharging uranium-contaminated sludge into Lake Malawi, which supports 1.7 million people in three countries – Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.

January 29, 2015

Here is how metal-eating bacteria may make asteroid mining profitable

The technique, known as biomining, is already being tested here on Earth as a sustainable treatment of ores and mine waste.

January 29, 2015

Potash Corp. profit jumps 77% on record sales

The Saskatoon-based miner also hiked its quarterly dividend 9% to 38 cents per share.

January 29, 2015

MMG to begin pre-extraction at Las Bambas despite copper rout

The firm expects production at Ferrobamba, one of the four deposits that make up Las Bambas project, to start early next year.

January 28, 2015

Anglo American set for commodity slump-triggered charge

The firm became the first major mining company to openly accept the toll that slumping commodity prices are taking on the global industry.