Canadian ghost mining town sold to Chinese real-estate developer The 20-hectares tow of Bradian, including its 22 standing buildings, had been on the market since 2010 for Cdn$995,000. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2015 | 11:16 am
Heavy equipment on the move to potash mine in Canada The crystallizer, which weighs about 330 tonnes, is expected to arrive to K+S potash Legacy mine near Bethune on Friday. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2015 | 7:01 pm
Most Canadian resource firms to grow their business in 2015: survey But only 34% plans to hire full-time employees and a further 20% is actually considering job cuts. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2015 | 6:19 pm
India coal strike the biggest industrial action since 1977 It is likely to cost the country 1.5 million tonnes of lost coal production a day. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2015 | 3:52 pm
China scraps decade-old rare earths export quotas The long-awaited policy change comes after the World Trade Organization determined last year that the nation’s quota system violated trade rules. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2015 | 11:00 am
Caterpillar stock nosedives on JPMorgan downgrade The analysts argued that as much as 15% of the machinery maker’s revenues are dependent on the oil and gas industry Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2015 | 8:13 pm
Codelco pre-tax profits down despite output increase Pre-tax profit for the year was a bit over US$3 billion, a decline of $760 million when compared to 2013. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2015 | 5:42 pm
Silver Wheaton extends Barrick’s deadline to fulfill Pascua Lama silver deal In the meantime, the miner will receive silver produced at three other Barrick operations in South America. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2015 | 4:03 pm
Anglo American tries again: submits plan to expand coal mine in Australia Revised plan plan will see the company mine 75 million tonnes over 17 years instead of 97 million tonnes over 20 years. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2015 | 3:17 pm
Glencore resumes production at Aussie coal mines The three-week suspension aimed at battling a global oversupply of the commodity. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2015 | 11:00 am