Canada’s Silvercorp blames contractor for production dip at Chinese mines Company said mining contractors were adding waste rock from development tunnels to ore trucks before they were weighed. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2013 | 11:14 am
About 100 workers evacuated from Rio Tinto’s Bingham Canyon Mine Company removed employees from the mine’s lower pit and halted operations for the nigh as precautionary measures. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2013 | 6:26 pm
Iron ore-rich Pilbara was once a separate continent: study The Pilbara and Yilgarn Cratons regions were once a small continent, about the size of Japan. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2013 | 4:56 pm
Aussie billionaire Rinehart loses battle for massive iron ore deposit The decision means that Rio Tinto and partner Wright Prospecting can start developing the vast iron ore deposit. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2013 | 3:53 pm
EPA raid on Alaska’s gold mines triggers federal probe Agency officials took part last month in an "armed inspection" to several gold mines near the remote town of Chicken, Alaska. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2013 | 1:51 pm
Gold getting knocked down again Gold prices continued to nose-dive on Thursday, falling around 2,5% this morning to $1,329 after hitting a low $1,326 earlier. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2013 | 1:14 pm
Legal hurdles could hinder Canadian gold miner plans in Brazil’s Amazon Prosecutors argue Belo Sun Mining Corp. has failed to study the impact on Amazon communities. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2013 | 7:34 pm
Gabriel Resources ready to sue Romania for over $4bn The debated mine has cost the company more than $580 million, a dramatic loss in market value and no fewer than seven different CEOs. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2013 | 5:06 pm
Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi new CEO set to end mine’s disputes During the board meeting scheduled for this week, Kinnell is likely push for an end of some of the several points of dispute over Oyu Tolgoi. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2013 | 2:08 pm
African Barrick COO quits, sends stock nose-diving Only three weeks after the miner announced it was replacing its CEO Greg Hawkins. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2013 | 10:28 am
