December 23, 2013 Rio considers dumping stake in Pebble mine’s owner Northern Dynasty Through a subsidiary, Rio owns 19% of Northern Dynasty, making it the largest single investor.
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.
Australia’s St Barbara unveils bold Canadian push The miner was quietly building its exploration target pipeline as others fled the province of Nova Scotia. February 11, 2026 | 07:21 am
