Investors losing confidence in copper miner Antofagasta
Chilean copper miner Antofagasta PLC hit a four-month low Friday on worries that increasing costs would eat into its premium rating.
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UK to join race for potash supply
Sirius Minerals has filed a petition to develop a vast potash mine in the U.K., posed to be one of the world’s largest deposits of the commodity.
Huge blast kills at least 32 at Mexico’s Pemex HQ
An explosion caused by — so far — unknown reasons left 25 people dead and more than 100 injured at the Mexico City headquarters of state-owned oil firm Petroleros Mexicanos (Pemex) late Thursday.
Bad at saving? Zimbabwe had barely $217 in its bank account
Finance Minister, Tendai Biti, also said that diamond mining companies have not been paying revenues to the government.
Canada pushed to defend lead in global mining business
Canada's mining industry needs to urgently deal with the emerging challenges, said a report published Wednesday the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Search for missing workers in Quebec quarry continues
The search for two workers missing after a landslide mid-morning yesterday at a quarry 50-kms north of Montreal was resumed Wednesday morning with no results so far.
Mining investment in Argentina grows 72% despite risky business climate
Foreign and local investors spent a total of $3.8 billion in 2012 and the trend is expected to continue this year, with planned investments already amounting to more than $4 billion.
Denmark to decide whether Greenland can start mining uranium
A majority in the Danish parliament is reportedly ready to allow the extraction and exports of the radioactive element from Greenland, which represents a historical shift in Danish foreign policy, after 30 years of opposition to nuclear power.
Mining magnate Rinehart bets on unconventional oil
She invested $6.6 million Tuesday in junior Lakes Oil, which is pursuing the potential for unconventional oil and gas in the state of Victoria.
Aussie mining boom given death sentence: to peak this year says Deloitte
Firm says mega-mining construction projects, which accounted for much of Australia’s production growth in recent years, will peak and die later this year.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
