End of an era for UK coal mining — last mines close up shop
It marks the end of a three-century industry that once employed over a million workers in the U.K.
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Here is why K+S investors think deal with Potash Corp. almost cooked
They argue Potash Corp's main objective is to seize its rival's ambitious Legacy project in southern Saskatchewan and scale it back.
Iron ore prices: the worst is yet to come
Despite the rosy outlook from Australia’s top iron ore producers, they are all facing staggering demand from their biggest customer — China.
Chile’s Codelco to issue $2.5 billion in bonds amid copper prices collapse
Though very few talk about it, Codelco is still suffering the consequences of a deal it signed with China's Minmetals back in 2006.
This tiny US mining town began burning 52 years ago and never stopped
The former mining town of Centralia, in Pennsylvania, has been on fire since 1962, when a coal seam running into a mine shaft set on fire. It hasn't stopped ever since.
Iron ore nose-dives, hits fresh lows of $44.6 per tonne
Chinese import price for 62% iron content fines at the port of Qinqdao lost $5.01 or 10.01% of its value to $44.59 a tonne, the largest percentage drop on record.
UN Human Rights unit roasts Canada over mining, aboriginal treatment
The human rights committee is currently meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, ahead of finalizing its report and is hearing from Canadian non-government groups, including Amnesty, and from the federal government.
S. Africa campaigners jump all over Marikana killings report
They claim the official report on the police killing of 34 striking miners in 2012 is a "gross defamation" of those who died.
Copper prices hit 6-year low, blame China
As high volatility in the Chinese stock-market reinforced worries of a dropping demand from the nation, the world’s top metals consumer.
These are the top business risks mining and metals firms face
Getting — and keeping — a social license to operate, as well as resource nationalism, remain among the top five business risks for the industry.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
