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. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2015 | 3:44 am
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. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2015 | 4:55 pm
Mongolia to pay $100 million owed to Canada’s Khan Resources The company, however, says it has not yet received any direct communication from Mongolia on the matter. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2015 | 11:03 am
South Africa’s gold workers ‘unimpressed’ with 13% pay rise offer Gold producers offered above-inflation wages, which make up 55% of their mining costs in the country. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2015 | 10:00 am
Iamgold trims 2015 output forecast over earthquake disruption at Quebec mine The Canadian miner said it expects the lower output to "adversely" impact costs at the mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2015 | 6:32 am
BHP tipped as favourite in race for Barrick’s Zaldivar mine in Chile BHP already operates the world’s largest copper mine, Escondida, which sits, quite literally, across the road from Zaldivar. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2015 | 4:31 am
Paragon Diamonds sees at least $160m in revenue from Lesotho mines The miner, which does not yet generates any income, expects to kick-off production at its Lemphane and Mothae mines later this year. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2015 | 9:35 am
Alberta’s new emissions levy costly — Canadian energy industry By 2017, large emitters will have to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gases by 20%, while carbon levies will double from $15 a tonne to $30 a tonne. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2015 | 6:15 am
Rio Tinto sells Murowa diamond mine and leaves Zimbabwe The company, however, said it remained committed to the diamond industry. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2015 | 3:32 am
South African commission finds police to blame in Marikana deaths The commission into the deaths at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine in August 2012 concluded the plan to quell the massive protest was “defective,” and shouldn't have been executed as such. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 25, 2015 | 10:25 am