October 31, 2012 Canada looks into the hiring of Chinese miners in B.C. Canada’s federal government has launched a formal investigation into the use of foreign workers at a HD Mining International Ltd.’s coal mine in northern British Columbia, joining the provincial government,…
October 31, 2012 Canada’s economy drops as mining and oil plunge Canada’s economy shrank 0.1% in August, the first drop in six months, driven mainly by depressed manufacturing and energy sectors, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
October 31, 2012 EU delays Glencore-Xstrata merger verdict The European Commission said Wednesday it is delaying the deadline to emit a verdict on Glencore International PLC's $70 billion merger proposal with Xstrata (LON:XTA) after Glencore (LON:GLENA) made concessions…
October 31, 2012 Leading Chinese economist says China should lower GDP target to 7% An economic researcher from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says China must give up the breakneck growth rate it's maintained since the turn of the century
October 31, 2012 Fat wages threaten AUD$200 billion in mining and energy projects High wages and a shortage of skilled workers in Australia threaten AUD$200 billion in mining and energy projects according to the founder […]
October 30, 2012 Union claims Rio Tinto redundancy package discriminates against members The Australian Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) said Tuesday the Rio Tinto's redundancy package for its Blair Athol coal mine discriminates against union members.
October 30, 2012 US mining fatality, injury rates fall to all-time low Industry achieves safety and health records
October 30, 2012 China deeply vested in Canada, with more to come Imagine for a moment that you have a credit card with a limit of a few trillion dollars but with one caveat: you need to use those funds exclusively to…
October 30, 2012 Yuan’s rise to historic highs could lend impetus to China’s overseas buying spree The Chinese yuan hit historic highs against the US dollar on the inter-bank spot market on Monday, rising to RMB6.2371 per dollar […]
October 29, 2012 Heightened rates of mortality and disease afflict coal communities A new report published in Australia has found that coal mining communities around the world suffer from elevated levels of death, disease and birth defects.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
