January 7, 2015 Mine accidents in Turkey claimed 361 lives in 2014 Before the infamous Soma disaster, which claimed the lives of 301 workers, there had been 1,308 fatal accidents in the industry since 2000, a new report shows.
January 7, 2015 Copper sector needs nine Escondida mines over next decade to meet global demand: Rio Tinto The miner believes that while the market is oversupplied now it will tighten from 2018.
January 7, 2015 Canadian ghost mining town sold to Chinese real-estate developer The 20-hectares tow of Bradian, including its 22 standing buildings, had been on the market since 2010 for Cdn$995,000.
January 6, 2015 Silver price in 2015: Better the devil you know Strong fundamentals will lift the price, but all bets are off if the many ETF investors who bought between $20–$30 lose confidence and start liquidating en masse.
January 6, 2015 Gold price in 2015: Playing Russian roulette The US dollar together with rates and inflation expectations will keep advances in check, but all bets are off if Russia and/or Euroland turn to chaos.
January 6, 2015 Heavy equipment on the move to potash mine in Canada The crystallizer, which weighs about 330 tonnes, is expected to arrive to K+S potash Legacy mine near Bethune on Friday.
January 6, 2015 Most Canadian resource firms to grow their business in 2015: survey But only 34% plans to hire full-time employees and a further 20% is actually considering job cuts.
January 6, 2015 India coal strike the biggest industrial action since 1977 It is likely to cost the country 1.5 million tonnes of lost coal production a day.
January 6, 2015 China scraps decade-old rare earths export quotas The long-awaited policy change comes after the World Trade Organization determined last year that the nation’s quota system violated trade rules.
January 5, 2015 Caterpillar stock nosedives on JPMorgan downgrade The analysts argued that as much as 15% of the machinery maker’s revenues are dependent on the oil and gas industry
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