May 8, 2014

Former BP boss is Glencore Xstrata’s new chairman

Tony Hayward was ousted from the oil giant in 2010 following the Gulf of Mexico disaster — the vastest marine oil spill in history.

May 7, 2014

BSGR files notice of dispute over lost Guinea mining rights

BSGR denied any laws were broken and accused president Conde and his allies of attempting to steal BSGR’s assets.

May 7, 2014

Putin punishes platinum, palladium prices

Russia produces more than half of global palladium and Western sanctions were threatening supply, but Putin now appears to be taking a softer line.

May 7, 2014

John Mauldin’s knock on the side of the head to world leaders

The future will be decided in a race between global advances in demand for resources, complex technology and biotech innovation, and growing sovereign debt.

May 7, 2014

Putin, Yellen wind gold price bulls

After a few good trading sessions where gold defied skeptics to hold onto $1,300, comments by the US Fed chair and Russian president hammered gold Wednesday .

May 7, 2014

FLSmidth receives third large order from Mongolian customer

FLSmidth has received orders worth approximately USD 43m (approximately DKK 231m) from the Mongolian company, Mongolyn Alt (MAK) Group, to supply engineering, procurement and site construction services for the Tsagaan…

May 7, 2014

Sudbury mining incidents “unacceptable”: Ministry of Labour

Data from Association of Workers' Compensation Board of Canada, shows a total of 69 Canadians have died in mining-related accidents since 2012.

May 7, 2014

U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute offers membership program

The Critical Materials Institute, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Innovation Hub, is offering a membership program for organizations with a stake in rare-earth and other critical element research.

May 7, 2014

Newmont Mining may halt Indonesia operations

The Indonesian government plans to increase export tax on copper concentrates to 35% by January 2015.

May 7, 2014

EZ-ID™ Real-time Mineral Identification Software Now Includes Batch Processing Capability

EZ-ID software running on an oreXpress™ portable spectrometer is an ideal solution for fast, easy, and accurate mineral identification in the field. EZ-ID matches your unknown mineral against a known…