August 7, 2014 $180bn investment for Africa infrastructure through 2025 Still only 2% of global spending on infrastructure projects according to new report.
August 7, 2014 Japan, Chile sign mining deals Japan already allocates 90% of its investment in Chile to mining.
August 7, 2014 Rio Tinto’s cuts are the deepest Profits double after CEO Sam Walsh trims $3.2 billion of fat six months ahead of target and announces another $1 billion in cuts by end-2015.
August 7, 2014 Newmont still keen on Barrick merger Newmont CEO Gary Goldberg says interested in restarting merger talks that collapsed in April.
August 7, 2014 Will mining disappear in the next decade? Trend of mine production moving to emerging economies will continue.
August 7, 2014 How three geologists discovered copper, diamond and gold deposits "She’s the only woman I know who found the diamonds she wears."
August 6, 2014 First Nations, environmentalists worry about salmon run after Mount Polley "It could alter their senses."
August 6, 2014 Some facts about the Mount Polley Mine Mount Polley has a good record in reuse of the water for its mine.
August 6, 2014 Chile’s court rules in favour of KGHM’s Sierra Gorda storage facility This is the third project in the past four moths to be given the go-ahead after an initial unfavourable ruling.
August 6, 2014 Zinc becoming investors new darling Prices for the metal have jumped almost 17% since early May, hitting $2,410 a tonne late July.
Column: As global metals fever spreads, markets buckle under the heat China's metal exchanges have for two months been struggling to contain the unprecedented liquidity rush caused by the spreading metals mania. February 07, 2026 | 05:27 am
