August 16, 2017 Zinc prices hit decade-high on shrinking Chinese stockpiles Metal traded above $3,000 per tonne on the LME for the first time since November 2007.
August 16, 2017 US researchers find unexpected new source of much-needed lithium Lithium needed for rechargeable batteries used in high tech devices and electric cars might soon be extracted from calderas surrounding dormant supervolcanoes.
August 15, 2017 Police detain central figure in mining’s largest corruption scandal Israeli diamond billionaire Beny Steinmetz, four others, in custody of Israeli police on suspicion of fraud, forgery, obstruction of justice and bribery.
August 15, 2017 First Quantum mines in Zambia also affected by power supply cuts Zambia's state power company made the decision amid an ongoing dispute over the implementation of new electricity tariffs in the country.
August 15, 2017 EPA to scrap Obama-era rule limiting water pollution from coal-fired power plants The move comes only five months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order undoing the previous Administration’s Clean Power Plan.
August 15, 2017 Search for four missing workers trapped at Russia’s Alrosa mine fails Water level makes it "too risky" for rescuers to try accesing area where miners were believed to be when the accident happened.
August 15, 2017 CHARTS: Mining once again one of biggest drivers of US economy Value added brought by the mining sector grew by more than 21% in the first three months of the year — the largest increase since the fourth quarter of 2014.
August 14, 2017 Sales at Myanmar’s jade expo lower than last year More than 6,000 pieces of jade were exhibited
August 14, 2017 Artisanal miners’ protests heat up in Colombia They are protesting against expansion plans by Zandor Capital, a subsidiary of Canadian-based Gran Colombia Gold, and also in opposition to Bill 169
August 14, 2017 These are the mining sector’s suggestions to the Canadian government Industry highlights the topics they would like government officials to address during the Energy and Mines Ministers’ annual conference
Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge Company just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt. February 08, 2026 | 06:36 am
