December 21, 2016 The most exciting time to be a mining stock investor The most exciting time to be a mining stock investor is when a exploration company is drilling and awaiting assays.
December 20, 2016 Venezuela misses payout to Spokane gold junior Gold Reserve says initial $300m payment from Venezuela government under $770m copper-gold project seizure settlement "expected in the next few days."
December 20, 2016 Newly found ‘ghost octopods’ at risk from deep-sea mining This as the creature lays its eggs on the dead stalks of sponges, attached to rocky crusts, which are rich in metals like manganese.
December 20, 2016 Could technology prevent another Samarco? EnviroSuite says using best practice technology is a critical step in mitigating environmental and associated corporate risks, and in reducing the demands of crisis management that follow incidents with major…
December 19, 2016 Vancouver junior mining pump-and-dump scheme exposed Volkmar Guido Hable, ex Samaranta Mining CEO, will be hauled before a BC Securities Commission panel later this month.
December 19, 2016 Canadian Wealth Minerals to acquire Chile’s Laguna Verde lithium project The project, known as Laguna Verde, is located in the country’s north, known for its vast salt flats under which experts say there is enough of the commodity to supply…
December 19, 2016 Vale to sell fertilizer business to Mosaic for $2.5 billion Mosaic has agreed to acquire most of Vale's phosphate assets in Brazil, its stake in Peru's Bayovar mine and the firm’s Kronau potash project, in Canada.
December 19, 2016 BSGR boss Beny Steinmetz arrested in Israel over Guinea bribery case The billionaire and other Israeli businessmen are suspected of paying tens of millions of dollars to senior state officials to secure a licence for Simandou, local police said.
December 18, 2016 Vale opens largest iron ore mine in its history Commercial production starts in January, with a ramp-up to 90 million tonnes per annum by 2020
Canadian government bank has billions to back critical mineral projects The bank wants to help feasibility-stage projects develop the country’s 34 listed critical minerals. January 19, 2026 | 02:35 pm