December 27, 2012

SLIDESHOW: Working Canada’s oil sands

Alberta's oil sands will positively affect all Canadian provinces and will lead to billions of dollars of jobs and investment across the country.

December 27, 2012

Will Papua New Guinea’s safest city survive the closure of Ok Tedi mine?

The mining town of Tabubil, in Papua New Guinea, is facing the closure of the nearby Ok Tedi copper mine, an operation that currently employs nearly 2,000 people, most of…

December 27, 2012

HD Mining refuses to show B.C. unions the files on work permits for Chinese miners

The Canadian miner that is bringing in hundreds of miners from China to work on a northern B.C. coal operation is refusing to release its files on the temporary work…

December 27, 2012

Ten scandalous diamond stories from 2012

From 50-million year old fossils in diamond mines to the use of gamma rays to find precious gems

December 27, 2012

Russian gold, Forex reserves rise to $532bn

Russia's central bank has no immediate plans to diversify its foreign exchange holdings, Chairman Sergei Ignatyev said on last week

December 27, 2012

China and Japan could clash in 2013

Leading international relations expert says open warfare could break out between China and Japan next year

December 27, 2012

Schiff advises investors to forgo currencies for precious metals

Euro Capital president advises investors to stay in gold despite recent downturn

December 27, 2012

Fortescue’s Solomon iron ore expansion back on track as spot prices rebound

Pilbara expansion to be completed in 2013

December 27, 2012

Koniambo nickel commissioning support – control infrastructure

Xstrata Nickel’s Koniambo project in New Caledonia is commissioning as it prepares for first ore by the end of 2012.

December 27, 2012

Miners file South Africa’s biggest ever class-action lawsuit against gold giants

South African miners believed to suffer from the world's highest tuberculosis rates