February 3, 2016 PDAC recommends measures to support Canadian mineral exploration in pre-budget submission The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada is asking the government to increase the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC) to 30% for a period of three years.
February 3, 2016 Chile’s court confirms 2nd highest fine in history for Caserones mine The copper mine, property of Japan's top smelter JX Nippon Mining & Metals, will have to pay $10.8 million for breaching environmental rules.
February 3, 2016 Luxembourg joins race to conquer space mining The move comes only three months after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a space exploitation law.
February 3, 2016 TransCanada Energy East pipeline project to create 120 jobs in Quebec The firm has signed a deal with a power equipment manufacturer that will create up to 120 jobs in Quebec.
February 3, 2016 South Africa’s opposition claims Glencore ‘forced’ to sell coal mine The country's biggest opposition party said the mines minister and state power utility made Glencore sell its Optimum coal operation.
February 2, 2016 Gold hits fresh three-month high amid oil selloff The precious metal has become the best performing commodity of the year and one of the very few to post a sizable gain in 2016.
February 2, 2016 Dominion Diamond can go ahead with Ekati mine expansion — watchdog The board's recommendation still needs to be approved by Canada’s Northwest Territories authorities.
February 2, 2016 China gets tougher on illegal mining, exporting of rare earths Beijing to set up tracing system to determine and certify the origin of the materials.
February 2, 2016 New Indian rule backfires, boosts unofficial gold trade The government's latest attempt to control gold imports has boosted unofficial trading in the world's second-biggest gold consumer.
February 2, 2016 Anglo American risks eviction from FTSE 100 FTSE 100 reweighting to take place in March.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
