November 5, 2014 BHP Billiton to export US oil without permit The move is considered another sign that Washington’s decades-old federal ban on crude exports is crumbling.
November 5, 2014 City scion’s tarnished Siberian gold mission London-listed gold miner Petropavlovsk is fighting for survival after it embarked on an expansion programme that dramatically increased its debts just as gold’s bull run was ending.
November 4, 2014 Burkina Faso political upheaval affects Canadian miners’ share prices As if tanking gold prices weren’t enough bad news for Canadian junior gold mining and exploration companies, now one of the more promising gold-mining nations in Africa is in a…
November 4, 2014 TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline to cost $8 billion The price tag for the pipeline has jumped nearly 50% during six years of delays.
November 4, 2014 De Beers market share set to pick up on Canadian mine opening The company's market share has dropped from about 80% in the late ‘80s to roughly 35% today.
November 4, 2014 More job cuts at BHP’s Mt Arthur coal mine The firm is laying-off 150 workers by the end of February 2015.
November 4, 2014 Coal carrying ‘death ship’ under scrutiny Three workers died on board in 2012 and fresh inspections have revealed severe safety breaches.
November 4, 2014 Glencore’s coal output up 9% as prices touch 5-year low The company is defying coal price slump with increased production driven by expansions at its Australian mines.
November 3, 2014 Hopes for Swiss gold price boost dented Swiss support for referendum that would force the Swiss National Bank to hold 20% of its reserves in gold falls in latest poll.
November 3, 2014 New Brunswick’s Picadilly potash mine to start production PotashCorp. still plans to close the old mine.
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