Chile's Supreme Court has declined to hear Barrick Gold’s (TSX, NYSE:ABX) appeal of a lower court's decision involving fines imposed on its now shelved $8.5 billion Pascua Lama gold-silver project by the country's environmental regulator, the company said....
SunCoke Energy is to implement a phased plan to scale-back its coal mining business in a bid to focus on its core competencies of processing and handling raw materials for industrial customers. SunCoke Energy chairman and CEO Fritz...
Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have received clearance from the US Congress to swap land with the government, allowing the companies to build a $6bn copper mine in Arizona. The core of the legislation is exchanging 2,400 acres...
Wildcat Exploration and Doe Run Canadian Exploration have extended their Wildcat-Doe Run Canadian Exploration Alliance agreement beyond the initial two-year term. Under the agreement, the companies will continue to work on the base metal discovery at the Island...
Mining company Strateco Resources has filed a C$189.9m ($190m) lawsuit against the Quebec Government, seeking damages for the loss of its investment in the Matoush project. According to the company, the loss occurred due to wrongful actions by...
Mining company Thompson Creek Metals and its joint venture partner Sojitz Moly Resources have agreed to suspend operations at the Endako molybdenum mine near Fraser Lake, British Columbia. Operations will be temporarily suspended from 31 December due to...
Alpha Natural Resources' operating affiliates have announced the expiry of the worker adjustment and retraining notification (WARN) for eight coal mines in West Virginia. According to the company, the mines and their 750 workers will continue to operate....
