Mexican copper mine ‘too slow’ to report spill Grupo Mexico has denied reports claiming it did not immediately report a massive acid spill from its Buenavista mine in the country's north. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2014 | 6:43 pm
Depression, illnesses, exhaustion killing miners in Western Australia The recent deaths of nine West Australian fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers who took their own lives has put the topic back in the spotlight. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2014 | 4:24 pm
First Majestic Silver profit up, but below estimates Output at the company's mines reached a record 3,855,223 silver equiv. oz., up 6% from the previous quarter. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2014 | 2:48 pm
U.S., Canada and Latin America the cheapest regions to mine gold: report A case in point: AngloGold Ashanti's Americas division produced gold at $765 per ounce, almost $100 an ounce less than its South African operations. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2014 | 2:00 pm
This $2 million red diamond is the hero in Rio’s annual tender In the 30 years Rio Tinto's Argyle Pink Diamonds have been tendering the rare gems, only 13 red diamonds have been brought in. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2014 | 7:26 pm
Canadian miners performance beats global indexes in Q2 Index gained 9% from April to June, outperforming the S&P/TSX Composite index, which gained 6%, and the London Metal Exchange index, which gained 7% in the same period. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2014 | 6:10 pm
Athabasca near closing $1.32 billion sale of Dover oil sands to PetroChina But CEO Sveinung Svarte won’t publicly say when that date will arrive. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2014 | 4:23 pm
Mexico copper mine spill pollutes water supplies 40 km from US border While Canada and the U.S. look at Mount Polley disaster's aftermath, another big spill has contaminated rivers a bit further south. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2014 | 2:45 pm
Participants in new silver fix ‘unclear’ three days before it goes live No bank has publicly stepped forward to say they will be involved in the new silver benchmark. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2014 | 11:15 am
Papua New Guinea new mining law takes away Rio’s subsidiary rights The ruling formalizes the Bougainville province's control of its own resources, which means the national PNG mining law no longer applies. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2014 | 9:45 pm
