US gas revolution claims first coal mining victim: James River files for bankruptcy The coal firm was hard hit a steep drop in prices and demand for both thermal and steel-making coal. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2014 | 2:32 pm
Codelco unveils new copper deposits holding over 1,800 million tonnes The world’s No.1 copper producer said the recently found deposits are all located nearby current operations. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2014 | 11:25 am
Matchmaking miners and China’s $7 trillion in savings Only last year Chinese overseas investment totalled $61.6 billion by the end of September. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2014 | 6:20 pm
‘All investment comes through Toronto’: Colombia mining minister Colombia outpaces investment in all of Latin America. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2014 | 4:33 pm
Rio Tinto walks away from massive Pebble copper-gold project Rio becomes the second large diversified miner, after Anglo American, to back out of the project in less than seven months. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2014 | 4:00 pm
Dubai gold trade reached $75 billion in 2013 The figure represents almost 40% of the world's physical gold trade last year. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2014 | 1:48 pm
PotashCorp brings Doyle era to a close, former Inmet boss Tilk named new CEO Doyle, 63, will probably be remembered the most as the CEO who fended off BHP Billiton’s hostile takeover bid for the Canadian fertilizer producer. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2014 | 12:00 pm
Rio Tinto to propose new plan after losing court battle over mine expansion While Rio plans to submit a revised plan to keep its Warkworth mine viable, opponents vow to fight any new proposal. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2014 | 11:00 am
Chile mulls new investment incentives for miners Amid mounting criticism on the a proposed reform to the country’s foreign-investment law that removes a mining-friendly clause. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2014 | 4:17 pm
Zambia miners can’t afford 29% power price hike — chamber Mining companies in Zambia use about 68% of the country’s electricity, while less than a quarter of the population has access to it. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2014 | 2:37 pm