January 21, 2015 China’s alleged intentions to mine Antarctica spark global debate New evidence has emerged of China's interest in digging for oil, gas a minerals in the frozen continent.
January 21, 2015 Swiss franc farce may be gold price tipping point Past policies of the Swiss National Bank towards gold backfired badly. But last week's fiat money fiasco could be the real game changer.
January 20, 2015 Canpotex secures potash demand from China in deal with Sinofert Minimum of 1.9 million metric tons of red standard-grade potash over three years.
January 20, 2015 Oil-price Temporarily Slows Diffusion of Solar-Diesel-Hybrid Systems in the Mining Industry Expert interviews have confirmed that influence of oil-prices is only short-term and that for the vast majority there is still an excellent business case for PV at off-grid mines
January 20, 2015 Glencore likely to slash spending on coal, oil — HSBC The global miner and commodities has estimated spending on oil projects for this year and next of $2 billion and $1 billion on coal expansions.
January 20, 2015 Tahoe’s Escobal silver mine output at high end of 2014 expectations The mine generated 20.3 million ounces (moz) of silver contained in concentrates recovered from 1.246 million tonnes of ore at an average grade of 585 grams per tonne (gpt).
January 20, 2015 Rio Tinto’s diamond output down 14% in 2014 The company pointed to the transition of its Argyle mine from open pit to underground, as well as a shift toward processing lower-grade ore at Diavik as the main reasons…
January 20, 2015 Rio Tinto digging up more iron ore despite slumping prices The world’s second largest iron ore miner is targeting a 18% output increase this year, adding to a mounting global glut that has driven down the commodity price.
January 20, 2015 Taseko, Wilderness Committee square off in court Wilderness Committee is in court this week defending itself against a defamation suit over the New Prosperity Mine.
January 19, 2015 Fish sperm a ‘key ingredient’ to recycling rare earth elements Japanese scientists have developed a process that uses salmon sperm to mine and reprocess rare earth elements (REEs).
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
