Ex-Massey Energy CEO's fate in hands of West Virginia jury Members of a West Virginia jury have began deliberating the fate of former Massey Energy’s chief executive, Don Blankenship, who faces charges related to a deadly 2010 coal mine...
While commodities are mired in the worst slump in a generation and all the market wants to hear is that the worst is already over, O Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) warns prices may fall even further. Unless demand picks up...
Bacanora’s lithium project in Mexico three times richer than thoughtThe project is located 180 km northeast of Hermosillo in the Mexican state of Sonora. Canada and London-listed Bacanora Minerals (TSX-V:BCN) (LON:BCN) saw it shares gain almost 4.7% on Monday...
Carajás 2009 NASA satellite photo via Wikimedia CommonsThe price of iron ore continued to slide on Friday after top producer Vale indicated its flagship expansion project will come in under and budget and on time. On Friday the benchmark...
The Liberal MP who pushed for legislation promoting transparency when companies set up operations abroad told Vice News he hopes the newly-elected Trudeau government will pick up his twice- defeated bills. In 2009 John McKay—Liberal Member of Parliament for...
Europe’s biggest zinc producer exploring total exit from miningThe company has already suspended operations at its Mexico’s Campo Morado (pictured) and Canada’s Myra Falls mines. Debt-laden European zinc producer Nyrstar (EBR:NYR) said Monday it plans to raise up to...
BHP Billiton hits seven-year low in wake of Brazil disaster Shares in BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) fell sharply on Sydney Monday, touching a seven-year low, as the mining giant took an additional hit from the tailings dam disaster at the...
