Miners’ response to Brazil dam disaster still weak — report

Proceeds will be used for debt reduction and "general corporate purposes."

The measure would only be imposed to miners that consume more than 150 liters (40 gallons) of water per second.

The analysts argued that as much as 15% of the machinery maker’s revenues are dependent on the oil and gas industry

Pre-tax profit for the year was a bit over US$3 billion, a decline of $760 million when compared to 2013.

In the meantime, the miner will receive silver produced at three other Barrick operations in South America.

The concept of a government-backed initiative to manage CSR abroad is being looked at by various nations, including Canada and the U.K.

The court refused to consider the appeal on procedural grounds. Chile's environmental regulator will now have to re-evaluate the administrative fines for over $16 million it imposed on the project.

No rally for the red metal in 2015, but all bets are off if China's State Grid Corp finally deploys its $65 billion fixed investment budget.

There currently are several practical and legal reasons for companies to have a CSR strategy in place, says expert in the field Elizabeth Adey, in this interview with MINING.com.