September 8, 2014

The ironies of shipping U.S. coal from B.C.

The latest battleground for U.S. President Barack Obama’s so-called war on coal isn’t even in the lower 48 states. It’s across the border in British Columbia.

September 8, 2014

UK’s 310-tonne gold reserves in limbo if Scotland becomes independent

A triumph of the "Yes Scotland" campaign would have to be followed by negotiations with London over a raft of assets.

September 8, 2014

First female fatality in Chile’s mining industry

A 25-year-old female truck driver died when her vehicle flipped over near Antofagasta Minerals' Los Pelambres copper mine.

September 8, 2014

About 20% of Chile’s largest copper mines closed or reconverted by 2025

From the 5.8 million tons of copper produced last year, 1.2 million tons came from operations that are facing closure or conversion in 10 years.

September 8, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: Geosynthetics — an $18 billion market

First international conference about geosynthetics in mining begins Monday.

September 7, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: Gold history and mining in the USA

The United States has always had a love affair with the yellow metal. Here's a visualization of all of the key aspects of the U.S. gold history and mining.

September 7, 2014

Anglo American chief not going for any major corporate split

A big corporate break-up à la BHP Billiton is definitively not in his books, he told FT.com.

September 7, 2014

Australia’s exploration spending down the slippery slope

The figure recently hit a seven-year low, rising concerns over how these cost-cutting measures may delay the country’s next generation of mines.

September 7, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: A forecast of when the world’s resources will run out

Here is one interpretation of how much is left on Earth.

September 7, 2014

The truth about where gold price is headed

It has been a long time since I have been excited about gold, but I am starting to like it once again. I had grown too bored to care what…