Chile’s new mining minister to take the industry by surprise… or not Aurora Williams, Chile’s new mining minister, takes office on Tuesday. Suzanne Soto | March 10, 2014 | 5:16 pm
Copper at 8-month low on disappointing China exports Shanghai copper, in turn, went down beyond its 5% daily limit on Monday, hitting its lowest in more than four years. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 10, 2014 | 11:15 am
Greenland embraces mining rush, but won’t ‘favour one country alone’ — Prime Minister Arctic region's vast riches set to attract over $100 billion in investments over the next decade. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 6, 2014 | 4:39 pm
Former Rio Tinto chief Albanese has a new job: CEO of Vedanta He has been working with Vedanta since September as chairman of Vedanta Resources Holding, a subsidiary of the Indian resources group. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 6, 2014 | 11:53 am
Fresh signs of imminent Oyu Tolgoi deal between Rio Tinto and Mongolia Engineering and project management company AMEC has began advertising for workers on what appears to be the famous mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2014 | 3:47 pm
Shale gas revolution unlikely to go global any time soon: BHP’s MacKenzie The world’s No.1 mining company's CEO believes coal will remain the main source of affordable energy for growing economies. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2014 | 12:25 pm
Glencore Xstrata logs $7.4bn net loss, eyes oil deal with Russia Despite the gloomy results, the commodities giant revenues for the year jumped 9% to $232.6 billion Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2014 | 1:50 pm
New Prosperity assessment was ‘very damning’: Harper Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the weight of the environmental assessment compelled his government to reject the New Prosperity mine proposal. Michael Allan McCrae | March 4, 2014 | 1:52 am
Alberta most attractive mining destination in Canada, third worldwide Other two Canadian jurisdictions —New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador— also made it to the top 10 worldwide. Kyrgyzstan and Venezuela, named the two countries mining enthusiasts should stay away from. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2014 | 12:29 pm