December 21, 2014 Traders betting Russia’s next move will be to sell gold Russia’s surprise interest-rate increase failed to stop the plummeting ruble. Another tool available to repair economic havoc caused by sanctions and falling oil prices: selling gold.
December 19, 2014 Codelco El Teniente mine expansion to take longer, cost $2bn more The touted expansion of the world's largest underground copper mine is two to three years behind schedule and will require $2 billion more than initially planned, said the company.
December 19, 2014 UK legislators call for an end to forced labour in Eritrea mines According to the legislators, international mining companies —mainly from Australia, Canada and the U.K— are using the forced labour of Eritreans in their operations.
December 19, 2014 Apple ‘deeply offended’ by BBC documentary on its suppliers exploiting children The investigative reporting piece exposed extremely poor working conditions in factories making Apple products in China and Indonesia.
December 19, 2014 Liebherr’s mining division sees turnover dip The German equipment manufacturer expects it to drop by at least 4.5% this year, about $317 million less than in 2013.
December 18, 2014 Russian miners find rock containing 30,000 diamonds Unearthed at Alrosa's Udachnaya diamond mine, it was later donated for study as the diamonds it contained were pretty much worthless as gems.
December 18, 2014 Uranium picks up on Asia’s renewed appetite for nuclear energy China’s increased reliance on nuclear energy and Japan restarting its reactors are only two of the factors driving prices up.
December 18, 2014 Judge turns down Vale bid to dismiss Rio Tinto lawsuit in U.S. The court said Vale had failed to convince him to dismiss the case in which it is accused of conspiring to steal Rio's rights for part of iron ore reserve…
December 18, 2014 Lucapa Diamond to begin mining at its Lulo project in Angola In a first phase the miner plans to target high-grade diamond ore bodies, meeting a target of 14,000 bank cubic metres (bcm) per month.
December 18, 2014 Barrick to halt Lumwana mine in Zambia after tax hike The Canadian giant had earlier said it would consider such a move in the event the new tax regime was approbed.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
