Australia treasurer vows to block Glencore-Rio Tinto merger

Canada Lithium Corp. (TSX: CLQ) (OTCQX: CLQMF) is pleased to announce that The Bank of Nova Scotia (“Scotiabank”) and Caterpillar Financial (“CAT”) have provided credit-approved commitments to Canada Lithium Corp. to provide a C$75-million, five-year debt facility to finance Canada Lithium’s Québec Lithium open pit mine and process plant near Val d’Or, Québec.

Mining companies in Australia are considering to fly foreign workers directly to their operations as the country, particularly the north-east state of Queensland, struggles to fill massive job shortages, reports local media outlet Adelaide Now.

This week's 60 Minutes examines why gold has become so important to India and what significance it plays in weddings and rituals. And story like this lends itself to some pretty good visuals.

Gordon G. Chang, gloomy prognosticator on China, digs into trade numbers on copper and believes the Chinese are buying copper to gussy up their trade deficit numbers, rather than having a real need for the metal.

Greek Parliament voted 200 for and 74 against to pass tough austerity measures in return for a bailout and keep Greece in the Euro.

Chinese miner, Prosperity Minerals (PMHL.L), announced on Monday a US$25 million investment in Malaysian iron ore mines.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has lost a bid to appeal to the High Court over an employment agreement with its Pilbara iron […]

Resembling a headless horse with two inward legs, a robotic transport system named AlphaDog is expected to be complete this year.

First there were six. Now there's three more. What's going on in the coal-fired utility business? FirstEnergy of Ohio plans to close by September those 9 units, which supply as much as 13 percent of the company's electricity.