Codelco to unveil plan to speed up delayed Chuquicamata mine expansion The plan seeks to tackle an almost yearlong delay in the project to turn century-old Chuquicamata open pit mine into an underground operation. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2015 | 7:00 am
Southern Copper’s $1.2bn Toquepala mine expansion OK’d The expansion will boost the capacity of the Peruvian mine's copper concentrator to 120,000 tonnes per day from 60,000. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2015 | 6:41 am
Thousands stand up for Canadian mine threatened with closure in Greece About 4,000 people protested Thursday in Athens against the government decision to revoke Canada's Eldorado Gold Corp.'s licence to develop a gold mine in Skouries. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2015 | 3:21 am
Canada and India sign historic uranium supply deal As part of the agreement, Cameco will supply 7.1 million pounds (3.22 million kilos) of uranium concentrate to India over the next five years. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2015 | 11:00 am
Canadian wins right to sue Silvercorp over ‘false imprisonment’ in China After a B.C. court rejected a bid by the miner to have Kun Huang’s allegations thrown out. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2015 | 10:28 am
Asteroid miner puts first demonstration spaceship in orbit The Arkyd 3 Reflight (A3R) will spent three month in orbit trying to identify subsystems to explore and prospect for valuable resources on asteroids. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2015 | 7:00 am
Japan nuclear reactors to remain closed, court rules Landmark decision could complicate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to return to atomic energy. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2015 | 4:17 am
Gold, platinum and diamonds bike a real luxury This $54,000 Cipollini bike features 40 grams of 18-carat gold, 122 grams of platinum, and 17 carats of black and white diamonds. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2015 | 3:45 am
Citi’s ‘end of the Iron Age’ note triggers waves of downgrades The International Monetary Fund and Standard and Poor's, in turn, predict prices for the steelmaking material are set to fall even further. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2015 | 8:30 am
EU lawmakers to limit import of conflict minerals The lawmakers voted 22 to 16 to strengthen a draft law requiring importers, smelters and refiners to certify their goods are conflict-free. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2015 | 6:30 am