Zambia tells Glencore mine closure, lay-offs ‘illegal’ Zambia’s mines minister says the company has not officially communicated the government its intentions as required under the country's law. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 6, 2014 | 11:00 am
U.S. sees drop in coal exports in 2014 During the first half of 2014, US exports of the fossil fuel totalled 52.3 million short tons (MMst), 16% below the same period in 2013. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2014 | 5:49 pm
Former Barrick chief buys Iamgold mine This is the first asset Aaron Regent's private equity firm acquires, after failing to buy Glencore’s Las Bambas copper project in Peru. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2014 | 4:56 pm
Glencore now idles zinc mine in Zambia over tax refund row The company is cutting 169 jobs at the mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2014 | 3:51 pm
Blockade lifted at Freeport Grasberg mine in Indonesia Operations, however, won’t resume until at least Oct. 7. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2014 | 11:40 am
Gold prices hurting miners? Throw Ebola into the mix Deutsche Bank warned Friday that gold producers are the most vulnerable to a further spread of the deadly disease. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2014 | 10:23 am
Miners to rely heavily on automation, digitization and green processes New dimensions are being created within the industry, which help optimize production. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2014 | 10:07 pm
No major gold surprises, but silver, platinum hit 5-year low Gold prices climbed slightly Thursday, while silver hit its lowest level since March 2010. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2014 | 9:00 pm
No major gold surprises, but silver, platinum hits 5-year low Silver and platinum hit five year low. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2014 | 3:58 pm
Canada launches $1.25bn large-scale carbon capture and storage plant The project, first of its kind in the world, aims to demonstrate that the so-called “clean coal” technologies are feasible. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2014 | 3:55 pm
