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.
October 27, 2014 This firm has more than half the copper in LME warehouses That is worth around $534-$854 million, based on prices of $6,675 per tonne.
October 26, 2014 DRC gold production set to quadruple The amount of gold produced by the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be four times the amount produced last year, thanks largely to the opening of the…
October 24, 2014 Brazil’s Vale close to becoming world’s largest nickel producer The miner beat estimates after logging a 16% jump in Q3 nickel production, taking total output of the metal this year to 201,400 metric tons.
October 24, 2014 Airborne Laser Mapping Reveals First World War Trenches in Derbyshire, England High resolution laser scanned height models may have revealed previously unrecorded First World War practice trenches. The LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) laser data, captured by aerial mapping company Bluesky,…
October 24, 2014 India closer to ending decades-old state monopoly on coal The country is opening coal mining to private firms.
October 24, 2014 Kinder Morgan wins battle over pipeline expansion in Canada The National Energy Board said Kinder Morgan can conduct survey work at Burnaby Mountain, despite opposition from the city.
October 24, 2014 Potash Corp remains confident of market outlook despite weak prices The company is approaching the end of a decade-long, US$8.3-billion investment program to boost its potash production capacity.
October 24, 2014 Iron ore and rare earth metals mining: an industry under siege? Resource scarcity and human rights issues surrounding metals extraction, coupled with unrelenting global demand mean the industry is facing some tough realities.
October 24, 2014 Golden opportunity divides town in rural Spanish city The dispute dates back four years. Some locals still refuse to use certain shops in the village because their owner has taken one side or another regarding a proposal by…
Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather. January 29, 2026 | 04:03 pm
