Guide to surviving the global mining crisis launched
This has been a difficult year for mining companies across the globe, with weak commodity....
Geoscience events
New Insights Into the Early Bombardment History On Mercury
The surface of Mercury is rather different from those of well-known rocky bodies....
Whitehaven Coal receives final approval for its A$767 million Maule Creek project
The Maule Creek Project, a proposed coal mine in New South Wales that will cost A$767....
Starved for jobs, Europe shifts attitude towards mining
With the European economic crisis showing no signs of abating after five long years...
Latest Indian gold buying ban: credit card instalments
Going to need lots of money up front India continues to tighten its grip on the country’s....
Platinum and palladium: A fundamental shift
Platinum is a precious metal, as is palladium, though to a lesser degree. However....
Glencore Xstrata produces 18 pct more copper in Q1
Glencore Xstrata (LON:GLEN) copper production was up 18% over last year’s Q1.The newly....
Donner Metals says production is underway at Bracemac-McLeod Mine
The zinc and copper Bracemac-McLeod Mine (CVE:DON) commeneced production....
Sweden bulldozes town to reach more iron ore
Sweden’s state-owned mining company LKAB is bulldozing a section of the town of....
Rio Tinto starts off downsizing at its Utah mine
Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) has cut nearly 100 jobs at its Kennecott....
Gold Fields evaluates future of its copper-gold project in Kyrgyzstan
Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI), the miner that spun off South African assets....
Canadian miner that hired hundreds of Chinese can continue to do so: government
HD Mining, the Vancouver-based company that sparked controversy in October last....
New securities law in Mongolia cleans path for Tavan Tolgoi IPO
Mongolia’s Parliament passed Friday a long-awaited securities law that paves the way for the....
Aussie coal workers walked off the job
More than 200 workers at Australia’s Newcastle port, the largest thermal coal export facility....
Alaska has 31% of all Active Volcanoes in the United States
Alaska’s volcanoes make up about 31% of all active volcanoes in the United States....