March 26, 2015

Iron ore price output caps called ‘hare brained’

Rio's Sam Walsh says any scheme to artificially prop up prices hovering at six-year lows is "physically not going to work."

March 26, 2015

JX, Mitsui Mining halt Caserones mine, to take a $421M write down

The company said the suspension of operation at the copper is momentary, as northern Chile is being hit by torrential rain and snow.

March 25, 2015

Mining private equity: It’s Davis or bust?

Until Mick Davis pulls the trigger on X2's $5.6 billion, wishful thinking and unhealthy skepticism will pervade talk around private equity and mining.

March 24, 2015

Mining for copper just got a lot cheaper

A new study shows the costs of mining for the red metal have steadily declined over the past three years.

March 23, 2015

Chile’s court says Barrick’s Pascua-Lama has not damaged glaciers

The country's Environmental Court handed Monday a major victory to Barrick’s besieged Pascua-Lama gold, copper and silver project, straddling the border with Argentina.

March 23, 2015

The religion of gold

India's Trade Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently announced that illegal gold seizures had jumped 30% in the previous year to $150 million.

March 23, 2015

South Africa woes cast doubt on BHP spin-off success

There are a number of challenges South32 is likely to face, including potential Black Economic Empowerment ownership concessions and power price hikes.

March 21, 2015

Evrim Resources PDAC interview, a Mexican prospect generator investors should follow

The mining exploration business is very risky, with about 3 out of a 1000 good looking prospects becoming mines.

March 20, 2015

Mexico’s New Energy Projects Aim to Draw Foreign Investment: Bentek Energy

Gulf of Mexico Reserves Open to Private Exploration & Production for First Time Since 1938

March 20, 2015

Dominican farmers barred from Canada for being ‘too critical’ of mining

A group of farmers critical of Canadian mining interests in their native Dominican Republic has been blocked from travelling to Saskatoon, Toronto and other cities.