October 28, 2014 How the central bank squandered Switzerland’s gold reserves If the Swiss vote yes in next month's referendum its central bank needs to buy back 1,500 tonnes of gold sold for $300–$500 an ounce a decade ago.
October 28, 2014 Russia pushes forward plans to mine the moon The country's ultimate purpose is to extract rare earth elements, breaking China's dominance and pushing prices down.
October 28, 2014 Former Anglo’s senior exec. said to have taken $3.5 million from firm Instead of paying for mine equipment and services, the former project director sent the money to private bank accounts in Barbados and London.
October 28, 2014 At least 18 Turkish miners trapped in coal mine after collapse Initial media reports said the collapse occurred after water that had built up inside the mine coursed into areas where the workers had been located.
October 28, 2014 Freeport-McMoRan’s profit down 32% amid lower copper, gold prices The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue is also dealing with a strike threat at its Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine, which recently resumed operations.
October 27, 2014 CHARTS: This is how much gold miners really put into their host countries Members of the World Gold Council spent last year a total of $47 billion in countries hosting their mining operations.
October 27, 2014 China’s September gold imports hit five-month high Total gold imports from Hong Kong totalled 91.745 tonnes, as the nation observed its annual holiday the first week of October, a time when millions of people travel and spend…
October 27, 2014 Anglo American ships first iron ore from Brazilian Minas-Rio project Once again Cutifani delivers — freight from Minas-Rio leaves for China by year-end and within the latest estimated budget.
October 27, 2014 Down the black hole of coal mining in Poland In his series “What Coal Left Behind,” photojournalist Matthew Busch looked to Europe — Walbrzych, Poland, specifically — to explore the human impact of harvesting fossil fuels, and the people…
October 27, 2014 BHP to sell US shale assets, limit annual capex to $14 billion The world’s biggest miner unveiled details about how it expects to meet cost-reduction and productivity improvement targets.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am