Iron ore prices approaching 5-year low
Monthly loss up to 8.4%
Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief
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Coal shortage cripples half of India’s power plants
They barely have enough to last a week, the lowest level since one of the world's worst blackouts hit the country in 2012.
Former uranium miner to pay $500,000 for clean-up in the U.S.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Homestake Mining reached an agreement requiring the company to assess contamination and address safety hazards at four abandoned uranium mines.
Glencore’s Dominican mine in limbo after national park plan approved
The country’s legislators approved this week a ruling that declares the region surrounding the mine a national park, affecting Glencore's ability to expand it.
Less than 2% of Peru’s total mining concessions are active
Around 15,000 of the total 55,000 licences in effect risk fines and even losing all privileges over the land.
This extremely rare $25.6 million blue diamond may reveal Earth’s origins
The “Blue Moon" will go on public display in three weeks' time in Los Angeles, California.
Western Australia puts around $2bn in state-owned assets on chopping block
The iron ore-rich state is the latest of Australia's debt-laden regional governments to announce a selloff of state-owned infrastructure.
Botswana blocks at least 100 copper trucks from Congo over Ebola fear
The vehicles, en route to South Africa, have been stranded in neighbouring Zambia since Monday.
Iron ore falls again, hits fresh two-year low
If the steel-making material loses another $2 a tonne, it will be the lowest since October 2009.
Chinese investment to make Peru world’s second-largest copper producer
Chinese backers are now behind one-third of all Peru’s new mining investments by value.
Brazil delays critical minerals areas auction
The regulator said funding shortfalls prevent it from covering the costs needed to move ahead with the tender process.
