December 2014

Frik Els | December 31, 2014 - 11:02 pm

Precious Metals

Gold’s year-end rally surprises investors

The precious metal is ending the year nearly unchanged after plummeting about 30% in 2013.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 31, 2014 - 5:48 pm

Chinese firm to start mining copper Uganda in 2015

Tibet-Hima Industries Consortium is set to start copper mining in Uganda in May 2015.

African Business Review | December 31, 2014 - 4:03 pm

Precious Metals

No plans for Gold Ridge mine tailings dam risking overflow

Authorities have yet to take action over what the company has qualified as a potential mine disaster that may cost lives and have serious environmental costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 31, 2014 - 3:26 pm

Worse over for iron ore — Morgan Stanley

Iron ore capped the biggest annual decline in at least five years as surging supplies from the world’s biggest producers outstrip demand growth in China, with the raw material dropping for every quarter in 2014.

Bloomberg News | December 31, 2014 - 2:38 pm

Base Metals

First Quantum kicks off operations at Zambian copper mine

Despite the government announcement Tuesday that it will push ahead with plans to more than triple mining royalties.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 31, 2014 - 2:24 pm

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Here is why miners should think ‘accountability’ when talking ‘responsibility’ (Part I)

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 31, 2014 - 1:04 pm

Energy

U.S. widens battle for global oil market: allows condensate exports

The government also published a list of answers to common questions about crude exports, providing guidance in a matter plagued by confusion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 31, 2014 - 12:17 pm

Base Metals

Time is running out for seasonal buying deals: Mickey Fulp

"You want to buy stocks when they are unknown, unloved and undervalued."

Michael Allan McCrae | December 31, 2014 - 12:01 pm

Precious Metals

Gold down on higher shares, poised to end 2014 flat

Gold edged down on higher shares on Wednesday, but was poised to end 2014 steady around $1,200 an ounce as the impact of a stronger dollar was offset by demand from investors worried about tensions in Russia and political uncertainty in Greece.

Reuters | December 31, 2014 - 12:31 am

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December 2014

Mining in 2015: Copper price topped

Gold’s year-end rally surprises investors

Chinese firm to start mining copper Uganda in 2015

No plans for Gold Ridge mine tailings dam risking overflow

Worse over for iron ore — Morgan Stanley

First Quantum kicks off operations at Zambian copper mine

Tags for you

Here is why miners should think ‘accountability’ when talking ‘responsibility’ (Part I)

U.S. widens battle for global oil market: allows condensate exports

Time is running out for seasonal buying deals: Mickey Fulp

Gold down on higher shares, poised to end 2014 flat

Videos

Mining’s next big threat: EY warns high prices are masking deeper risks

Gold could defy another Fed rate hike, Peter Grandich says

Gold juniors trading at ‘80% off’ as mining takeover wave looms, says Michael Gentile

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