July 1, 2015 Sirius gets green light to build UK’s largest potash mine A special committee voted 8-7 in favour of the project, expected to generate at least 1,000 permanent jobs and inject US$1.6 billion a year to the British economy.
June 30, 2015 Over 12,000 children rescued from illegal gold mines in Tanzania The country bans child labour in mines, but critics say the government has not done enough to stop illegal operations from exploiting minors.
June 30, 2015 Gold drop to levels not seen since mid-March Gold futures fell on Tuesday as speculation that Greece and its creditors could strike a last-minute deal positioned prices for their lowest settlement in more than three months.
June 30, 2015 Decision on Mt Polley mine re-opening ‘imminent’: B.C. mines minister British Columbia's energy minister said the official announcement may come "any time" now.
June 30, 2015 Copper price falls as Chile brings over 500,000 tonnes in line Production of the industrial metal jumped up 7.8% in May, when compared to April’s figures,despite dwindling ore grades in several of the country's aging copper mines.
June 30, 2015 Davis’s X2 Resources goes after Rio’s coal assets in Australia Negotiations between the parties, still at an early stage, are said to have generated solid interest from both sides.
June 30, 2015 Avalon banks on new ‘blood metals’ rule for Canada’s tin mine success The miner is spending $1.3 million in exploration work aimed to reopen a historic tin-indium mine in Nova Scotia.
June 30, 2015 False gold scam in Canada results in arrest of Chinese national Bao Sheng Zhong, a Chinese national living in Richmond, B.C., now faces three counts of fraud for allegedly scamming two Asian women and one Asian man from the Lower Mainland.
June 29, 2015 Rocket explosion a fresh blow to asteroid mining ambitions Sunday's fiasco was the third major failure for America's commercial space industry in less than a year.
June 29, 2015 Eldorado Gold to make payroll despite Greek turmoil This month Eldorado dropped 16% to $4.03.
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
