September 12, 2013

About 100 workers evacuated from Rio Tinto’s Bingham Canyon Mine

Company removed employees from the mine’s lower pit and halted operations for the nigh as precautionary measures.

September 12, 2013

Iron ore-rich Pilbara was once a separate continent: study

The Pilbara and Yilgarn Cratons regions were once a small continent, about the size of Japan.

September 12, 2013

Aussie billionaire Rinehart loses battle for massive iron ore deposit

The decision means that Rio Tinto and partner Wright Prospecting can start developing the vast iron ore deposit.

September 12, 2013

EPA raid on Alaska’s gold mines triggers federal probe

Agency officials took part last month in an "armed inspection" to several gold mines near the remote town of Chicken, Alaska.

September 12, 2013

Gold getting knocked down again

Gold prices continued to nose-dive on Thursday, falling around 2,5% this morning to $1,329 after hitting a low $1,326 earlier.

September 11, 2013

Mining engineers rank among highest paid in British Columbia

Other mining industry employees also did quite well.

September 11, 2013

Gold’s headed for $1500, consumer demand to falter: Thompson Reuters gold survey

But it will settle at an average of $1,350 over the 2014 calendar year.

September 11, 2013

Canadian gold miner gets environmental approval for Peruvian gold mine

Most important step in the permitting process cleared, says company.

September 11, 2013

Indian government won’t touch god’s gold – for now

RBI says it is not planning on buying temple gold to reduce current account deficit.

September 11, 2013

EU financial transaction tax is illegal, say legal experts; Germany to push forward anyway

The UK, among others, strongly opposes the tax.