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Ivory Coast wants UN diamond export ban lifted

Government says diamond trade is no longer a threat to fuel instability as civil war has ended and the Kimberley Process has backed the lifting of the embargo.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2014 | 2:28 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

South African platinum miners review wage demands, will march in Pretoria as strike, talks, go on

They still want monthly entry wages to start at US$1,200, more than double current levels.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2014 | 5:33 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

Worker dies at AngloGold Ashanti mine in South Africa

Preliminary investigations indicate the deceased, an electrician, was fatally injured in a heavy equipment incident.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2014 | 12:51 pm

Survey: Sweden, Western Australia among top-ranking mining jurisdictions

Canada's overall PPI score decreased slightly last year.

Ana Komnenic | March 3, 2014 | 2:13 pm

Namibia wants a piece of AngloGold Ashanti $110 million mine

AngloGold had agreed to sell its Navachab gold mine to a private group, but the country's wants a piece of the pie too.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2014 | 2:10 pm

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

No deal: Areva and Niger miss deal deadline again

The two parties have been negotiating a new uranium mining contract for two years now.

Ana Komnenic | February 28, 2014 | 11:26 pm

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