January 18, 2017 Nunavut proposed gold mine needs more study, Ottawa says Nunavut Impact Review Board had recommended the federal government to reject Back River project, citing potential damage to the caribou population.
January 18, 2017 Freeport reaches settlement with US Gov’t, Navajo Nation on uranium mines cleanup Company will perform the work and federal government will contribute about half of the more than $600 million cleanup costs.
January 18, 2017 Rio Tinto, Chinalco put an end to copper joint venture The amicable divorce ends a six-year-old exploration joint venture originally set to find copper deposits in China.
January 18, 2017 Yamana Gold resumes operations at mine in Chile after deal with unions The strike has not had a significant impact on mine and consolidated production, the company said.
January 18, 2017 BC court fight over treaty vs mineral rights Companies claim land transfer is de facto expropriation without consultation.
January 18, 2017 Mining production increases spell good news for suppliers For companies servicing the mining sector, project opportunities have declined significantly in the past few years.
January 18, 2017 Mount Polley mine disaster followed years of permit delays — report Imperial Metals applied for a permit to release water from Mount Polley tailings pond in 2009 – and still doesn’t have one.
January 17, 2017 Mosaic to reopen Colonsay potash mine in a matter of days Decision to resume operations at the mine was based on Mosaic's expectations that 2017 will be a stronger year for the potash industry.
January 17, 2017 First shipment of iron ore from Vale’s new S11D mine en route to Asia The company has loaded 26,500 tonnes of iron ore onto three ships at the company's port of Ponta de Madeira.
January 17, 2017 These are the African countries investors should pay attention to New report says the underlying question for investors lies on the risk/reward balance — whether outstanding geology beats corruption and security issues.
Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather. January 29, 2026 | 04:03 pm
