February 23, 2015 Zambia eases tax rules, to start refund talks on a ‘company-by-company basis’ The new rules only apply to future payments and not amounts already owed.
February 23, 2015 Finning’s Vancouver branch to cut 500 workers in Canada The figure represents 9% of the company's Canadian workforce, and it is due to "soft market conditions."
February 22, 2015 Seabed mining dreams shattered by New Zealand latest decision The country's refusal of a deep sea mining venture off its coast has cast a shadow over the emerging mining practice.
February 21, 2015 Chinese firm close to start mining uranium in Namibia Once fully operational, the Husab mine will have the potential to produce 15 million pounds of uranium oxide.
February 20, 2015 Canadian oil sands producers hike output despite dim crude price Oil companies in Canada, the world’s fifth-largest crude producer, are not showing any signs of cutting down output, despite fuel prices more than halving in the past six months.
February 20, 2015 Substantial amount of gold deals expected for Australia by year-end As a result of world’s largest gold miners pulling their portfolios to pieces as a way to weather low prices and an ongoing downturn.
February 19, 2015 Stephen Harper promises LNG tax breaks at Surrey appearance Companies investing in capital assets for the liquefied natural gas industry can expect tax breaks to kick in immediately.
February 18, 2015 Sandstorm buys Gold Royalties Corp for $5.7 million Sandstorm Gold has entered into an arrangement with Gold Royalties Corporation, whereby Sandstorm will acquire all of its outstanding shares
February 15, 2015 Yamana green-lights Cerro Moro Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY, TSX:YRI) will start construction of its Cerro Moro gold-silver project in the southern Argentine province of Santa Cruz, the Toronto-based gold producer announced last week.
February 15, 2015 Manitoba bid to start potash mine met with skepticism The Canadian province of Manitoba is wading into the potash industry that has proven so lucrative to its neighbour, Saskatchewan.
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am
