Rio Tinto’s Icelandic aluminium plant attracts Glencore — sourcesRio Tinto restarted the sale process for the assets in late 2018 after Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro pulled out of buying them.Reuters | July 4, 2019 | 9:04 am
The story of the great Canadian gold coin heistIt turned out to be an inside job.MINING.com Editor | July 3, 2019 | 3:54 pm
Bosnia’s indebted Aluminij threatens to close down on July 6Aluminij, among Bosnia's biggest exporters, has been in trouble for…Reuters | July 3, 2019 | 9:07 am
Canada’s oil sands cash flows set to drop by $21 billion Current operational costs for producers have reached $37 to $40 per barrel. Benchmark U.S. crude, meanwhile, is trading at around $50 a barrel. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2015 | 6:21 pm
BHP pins hopes on spin-off South32 In the second half of 2014 the businesses bound for South32 generated $5bn worth of revenue and almost $890m of earnings before interest and tax. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2015 | 3:41 pm
Maine’s mining rules review may open door to Canadian gold, copper project Canada's J.D. Irving Ltd. hopes to build a massive open-pit copper and gold mine at the state's Bald Mountain. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2015 | 2:51 pm
Canada’s Saskatchewan second only to Finland as world’s top mining destination The potash and oil-rich province was placed at the top of the Fraser Institute's annual rank of mining companies. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2015 | 11:37 am
Australia’s Hunter Valley coal’s health bill more than $460m a year The figure, estimated by doctors, is based on the health costs and lost productivity from coal-related respiratory and cardiac issues. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 23, 2015 | 4:32 pm
All workers rescued at Harmony’s mine, but profit to take a hit The mine, Harmony's single largest gold producer, will likely remain closed for an indefinite period while a probe is held. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 23, 2015 | 3:06 pm
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. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 23, 2015 | 1:22 pm
Russia opens its largest coal mine The Arshanovsky open cut mine is expected to yield 10 million tonnes of coal a year once at full capacity. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 23, 2015 | 11:54 am
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." Business in Vancouver | February 23, 2015 | 11:01 am