January 5, 2015 Silver Wheaton extends Barrick’s deadline to fulfill Pascua Lama silver deal In the meantime, the miner will receive silver produced at three other Barrick operations in South America.
January 5, 2015 Anglo American tries again: submits plan to expand coal mine in Australia Revised plan plan will see the company mine 75 million tonnes over 17 years instead of 97 million tonnes over 20 years.
January 5, 2015 Glencore resumes production at Aussie coal mines The three-week suspension aimed at battling a global oversupply of the commodity.
January 2, 2015 Close to $60bn in Canadian oil and gas projects in jeopardy: report Falling crude prices and decreased investment in the sector are to blame.
January 2, 2015 Cliffs closes Bloom Lake iron ore, sells coal assets Active production at the Canadian Bloom Lake iron ore mine has completely ceased, and the sale of the firm's its struggling coal division has been completed.
January 2, 2015 Here is why miners should think ‘accountability’ when talking ‘responsibility’ (Part II) The concept of a government-backed initiative to manage CSR abroad is being looked at by various nations, including Canada and the U.K.
January 2, 2015 Chile’s Supreme Court won’t hear Barrick appeal on Pascua Lama fine The court refused to consider the appeal on procedural grounds. Chile's environmental regulator will now have to re-evaluate the administrative fines for over $16 million it imposed on the project.
December 31, 2014 Mining in 2015: Copper price topped No rally for the red metal in 2015, but all bets are off if China's State Grid Corp finally deploys its $65 billion fixed investment budget.
December 31, 2014 Gold’s year-end rally surprises investors The precious metal is ending the year nearly unchanged after plummeting about 30% in 2013.
December 31, 2014 No plans for Gold Ridge mine tailings dam risking overflow Authorities have yet to take action over what the company has qualified as a potential mine disaster that may cost lives and have serious environmental costs.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
