October 3, 2016 Canada’s federal government to impose carbon price on provinces Feds plan to establish a “floor price” on carbon pollution of $10 a tonne in 2018, rising to $50 a tonne by 2022.
October 3, 2016 Energy investment boom expected in northern Chile The projects, many of them in the renewables sector, are expected to also boost machinery acquisitions and generate close to 3,000 new jobs.
September 30, 2016 Glencore reviews bribery allegations against business partner Och-Ziff’s partner in Congo paid $100 million in bribes to local authorities over a 10-year period to secure access to mining assets. Bloomberg quotes an anonymous source saying Dan Gertler…
September 30, 2016 Precious metals, nickel, zinc likely to outperform over next 2 years — analysts The commodity research teams at Macquarie and Barclays, however, are not as optimistic when it comes to potash, aluminum and steel.
September 30, 2016 Enbridge selling major Saskatchewan pipeline system in Cdn$1 billion deal Cash from the sale will be used to proceed with the takeover of Spectra Energy and fund other growth projects.
September 29, 2016 Peruvian gold miners to boost awareness of fairtrade gold Three special guests from Peru will speak at events across the UK as part of a nationwide push tagged ‘I DO’ to […]
September 29, 2016 South Africa’s mining industry continues to face tough times — PwC report Companies had no choice but to cut back on new developments, re-focus on profitable production rather than maximum production and to save costs.
September 29, 2016 Namibia’s new uranium mine to triple country’s output by 2017 The country is poised to becoming the world’s third largest producer of the commodity, as the massive Husab mine begins production in October.
September 29, 2016 Protesters block access to Goldcorp’s Peñasquito mine The Canadian miner said operations were unaffected, adding it expects the issue to be resolved quickly.
September 29, 2016 Kirkland to buy Newmarket Gold in Cdn$1 billion deal The combined company, to be known as Kirkland Lake Gold, will have a market capitalization of about Cdn$2.4 billion and produce more than 500,000 ounces of the yellow metal a…
Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said. February 11, 2026 | 07:12 am
