February 5, 2014 Metals mining sector accounts for 40% of toxic chemical releases in the US – EPA says But the industry also led a 12% drop in total releases in 2012.
February 5, 2014 Eight workers rescued, nine still missing after fire at Harmony’s Doornkop mine Company says conditions underground remain challenging due to smoke and small landslides.
February 5, 2014 EU prepares scheme to stem use of conflict minerals — report Proposal includes gold, tungsten, tantalum and tin, with the hope of force importers to classify those metals as coming from areas free of conflict.
February 5, 2014 JP Morgan about to close sale of $3.3bn commodities business with Mercuria Swiss Mercuria, founded in 2004, has become the front-runner to buy the physical commodities unit of JPMorgan.
February 5, 2014 Goldcorp doesn’t give up on Osisko, extends bid offer If it goes through, the proposed deal will make Goldcorp the No. 1 gold producer in the Canadian province of Quebec.
February 5, 2014 Peru’s copper sector the one with highest growth potential in the world—Chilean expert Peruvian copper projects are solid, competitive and less costly in terms of energy needs, says the expert.
February 4, 2014 China: The world’s biggest energy consumer and producer And there's an ever-widening rift between the country's oil consumption and production.
February 4, 2014 Major mining house sells dragline machine for R173 million, a first in over 15 years A 3,300 ton dragline machine, valued at over R1billion new, has been sold by a major South African mining house for a sum of over R173 million.
February 4, 2014 WesTech Introduces Tower Press Filter WesTech Engineering, Inc. is introducing its Tower Press Filter to the industrial and minerals markets.
February 4, 2014 Metso’s new crushing and screening solution for Franzefoss Steinskogen in Norway Aggregates producer Franzefoss is upgrading capacity on its existing Steinskogen quarry site outside of Oslo, Norway to meet its long term growth targets.
Silver price extends volatile run with surge above $86 Spot prices rose as much as 6.6% to over $86 an ounce, near its highest in a week. February 11, 2026 | 08:38 am
