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.
November 3, 2014 JPMorgan not leaving physical commodities: report The U.S. largest bank still plans to perform"traditional” activities in commodities such as financing, hedging, trading warrants on the London Metal Exchange and the vaulting of precious metals.
November 3, 2014 Mining the Antarctic a big no-no Costs and challenges for mining the Arctic, meanwhile, on their way up.
November 3, 2014 Mick the Miner in talks to buy Anglo’s assets, no deal tabled Sources close to X2 Resources, Davis' new company, have cast doubts on reports that the firm had made an offer.
November 2, 2014 Russia expands gold stockpile the most since ’98 Bullion purchases seen as shoring up the foreign exchange reserves Russia has been forced to sell amid a plunging ruble. Western sanctions and the falling price of oil are to…
Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said. February 11, 2026 | 07:12 am