December 23, 2013

Illegal mining is Latin America’s new cocaine

Once confined to Peru and Colombia, the shady business has spread out to neighbouring countries and is generating up to five times more revenue than drug trafficking.

December 23, 2013

BC coal project faces fresh woes over foreign workers

Canada's United Steelworkers union is asking the British Columbia Supreme Court to revoke the HD's exploration permit, alleging local authorities granted it without addressing safety concerns.

December 20, 2013

Who’s the Sucker? – Gold Miners Weekly

The Federal Reserve's $10 billion announced reduction in bond purchases is really insignificant. Here is why.

December 20, 2013

Peru’s $1bn Tia Maria copper mine gets social license, to restart mining soon

Work is likely to restart within the next 90 days, a top government official said following a public meeting with local residents.

December 20, 2013

Mining starts at world’s second biggest uranium mine

With the announced capacity of 18 million pounds U308 per year, Cigar Lake will only marginally lag behind the world’s biggest uranium mine, the McArthur River in Saskatchewan.

December 20, 2013

Aussie billionaire Clive Palmer’s massive coal mine approved

Environmentalists argue the approval will see 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil will be dumped in the Great Barrier Reef.

December 20, 2013

Colombia calls a truce in freshly declared war on coal

It has extended Drummond port improvement deadline, but it will charge the company daily fines.

December 20, 2013

Rinehart’s Roy Hill secures close to $700 million from US bank

She needs $10 billion.

December 20, 2013

Canada watchdog accuses Silvercorp short seller of fraud

Hedge fund manager Jon Richard Carnes wrote a false negative report in 2011 about the silver miner in order to profit from its falling share price.

December 19, 2013

Northern Gateway pipeline approved by National Energy Board – with more than 200 conditions

Pipeline will open Alberta's oil sands to Asian markets.