Miners sue state of Oregon over dredging ban aimed to protect salmon
They argue Oregon's ban on using machines during in-stream mining of precious metals violates federal laws.
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EPA mine spill could have been prevented, probe concludes
The accident would have been avoided had the EPA team checked on water levels inside the abandoned mine before digging into its collapsed and leaking entrance, says document.
Caterpillar misses on earnings, slashes outlook
The world's largest equipment maker not only reported lower quarterly profits, but also cut its 2015 earnings forecast and warned its revenue would fall even further next year.
Freeport logs third-quarter loss after massive oil and gas write-down
The U.S’s largest mining company unveils plans to further slash copper and molybdenum output.
Teck Resources swings to loss after $1.7 billion charge
Earnings, however, beat analysts’ estimates as Canada’s largest diversified miner cut costs to deal with weak commodity prices.
Greenpeace to keep coal in the ground by buying some of Europe’s largest mines
The environmental group is after Vattenfall's lignite business in eastern Germany, in a bid to scale back the operations put up for sale by the Swedish state-owned energy giant.
Canada’s Ivanhoe to start copper production at new DRC mine in 2018
The Vancouver-based miner estimates that Kamoa, discovered in 2007, holds the equivalent of at least 45 million tonnes of pure copper.
Alrosa sells less than half the diamonds it mined
The rough-diamond miner extracted about 11.6 million carats in Q3, or 20% more than in the same period last year. However, it could only sell 4.9 million carats.
Japan admits first possible case of cancer linked to Fukushima
The worker who developed leukemia was exposed to less radiation than many, said authorities, which suggests that the number of compensation cases could spike.
Construction of giant York Potash mine to begin next year
The $3.15 billion project will tap into the world’s largest and highest grade deposit of polyhalite, used as a fertilizer, inside the North York Moors National Park.
How 2026 will reshape the US critical mineral resilience
Emerging federal activity shows two key themes: growing support for high-risk minerals and renewed focus on domestic processing technologies.
