United Steelworkers union says dispute based on retirement benefits. Jan 30 deadline set for Elkview steel-making coal mine, unless outstanding issues resolved.

RUSAL, the world’s top aluminium producer, expects a new offer from Norilsk Nickel for its 25 percent stake in the nickel giant, […]

A new diamond mine in Canada’s North is again in front of regulators after a recovery in international markets for the sparkly […]

Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoRan has reported reserves of 120.5 billion pounds of copper, 35.3 million ounces of gold, and 3.39 billion pounds of moly.

The country said local firms were expected to more than triple investment in mineral development as they intensify their search for rare metals.

Results are in from the in-fill diamond drill program at the Reed Lake deposit near Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada. VMS Ventures Inc. says the latest results are from holes RDL016 to RDL022 inclusive, which were drilled to test the continuity and lateral extent of the zinc-copper zone which extends vertically near surface.

Quarterly gross earnings hit record at $895 million. Refined zinc output up 20% since purchase of operations from Anglo American.

At least 30 miners were trapped by an explosion in a coal mine in northeastern Colombia, the mayor of the town of […]

New mineralized zones found at Osisko’s flagship property in the Malartic open pit gold mine, Quebec. Commercial production due in second quarter.