January 29, 2012 Rio Tinto Alcan employee passes away following fatal incident on the Roberval-Saguenay railway in Quebec Rio Tinto Alcan confirms an employee has succumbed to their injuries following an incident on the Roberval-Saguenay railway in Quebec.
January 29, 2012 Gem huckster arrested on fraud charges The first rule of a fraud scam is if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Just ask the victims of Bernie Madoff's spectacular Ponzi scheme.
January 29, 2012 BC coal mine expansion approved The BC government has allowed an expansion to the Quinsam Coal Mine on Vancouver Island.
January 29, 2012 Snubbed by China, Vale diverts $100 million worth of iron ore cargoes to Philippines Vale SA is diverting iron ore shipments to the Philippines as a way of shipping its product to China, as the Asian economic powerhouse continues to resist super-sized vessels destined…
January 29, 2012 Coal piece from Titanic auctioned A tiny piece of coal salvaged from the Titanic has sold at an auction for 50 pounds.
January 29, 2012 Natives cynical as Prosperity Mine environmental review begins The native group opposing the Prosperity Mine in northern British Columbia has little faith in the just-launched federal environmental review of the project, CTV News reports.
January 29, 2012 6 More Coal Plants To Close FirstEnergy says it will retire six older coal-fired power plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland by Sept. 1 because of tighter federal rules on emissions.
January 29, 2012 Romanians rally for and against Rosai Montana gold mine Environmentalist demonstrators have taken to the streets in Romania against the Rosia Montana gold mine, while local tonwspeople have rallied in support.
January 29, 2012 BHP Billiton to Halt Bauxite Exploration at Guinea and rsquo;s Boffa Site BHP Billiton Ltd. plans to halt bauxite exploration at its Boffa-Santou-Houda site in Guinea, the world’s biggest exporter of the ore, after prices for aluminum dropped, said Jean-Francois David, the…
January 29, 2012 Flood in illegal Philippine gold mine kills 2 Police say seawater has flooded an illegal gold mine in a remote area of the Philippines, killing two miners.
Zijin to launch Congo’s first lithium output in June from disputed Manono deposit Zijin had previously indicated a first‑quarter 2026 start. February 11, 2026 | 10:20 am
