Volume 100 Number 11 Apr 28 - May 4, 2014

A ship receives a load at Rio Tinto's Pilbara iron-ore mining complex in Australia. Credit:  Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto struggles with Pilbara iron ore, Oyu Tolgoi

VANCOUVER — Despite setting production records during the first quarter, Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) is not off to the best start to 2014. The company struggled with bad weather at its iron-ore operations in Western Australia,…



A driller at Dalradian Resources' Curraghinalt gold project in Northern Ireland. Credit: Dalradian Resources

Dalradian boosts Curraghinalt in Northern Ireland

VANCOUVER — According to CEO Patrick Anderson, explorer Dalradian Resources (TSX: DNA) has developed a “superior geological model” at its Curraghinalt lode-gold deposit 127 km west of Belfast, Northern Ireland, that is…




Editorial: Diamonds a lodestar in Canadian mining firmament

While much of the global mining industry has been limping along under sagging commodities prices and looming oversupply, one of the brightest spots has been the Canadian diamond-mining industry, which has weathered its wild, rocky youth and…



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