July 13, 2016 Rare plant species standing in the way of Idaho moly mine In Idaho, a classic confrontation between a mining company and environmentalists is shaping up at the CuMo project located in Boise National Forest.
July 13, 2016 Arizona court hands key legal victory to Hudbay’s Rosemont copper project Air quality control permit yanked last year has been reinstated.
July 13, 2016 Chinese Gov’t official appointment to Teck Resources board raises questions Watchdog worried about sovereignty issues in the country’s resource sector.
July 11, 2016 Lack of long term strategic leadership partly to blame for mining job losses in S. Africa South Africa's mining sector is facing the most serious challenge for many years demonstrated by mounting job losses.
July 11, 2016 Gold price rally helps producers climb world’s top 25 mining companies list Study shows there are more bullion miners among higher market capital ranking of mining companies in second quarter of 2016 than a year a go.
July 11, 2016 Sibanye may close loss-making Cooke 4 mine, puts 2,500 jobs on the line The company said financial losses at the mine threaten the viability of the rest of the Cooke operations, which include four mines and three processing plants.
July 10, 2016 Imperial Metals sues engineering companies over Mount Polley disaster It was one of the worst environmental disasters in Canadian history, and now, the company behind the 2014 Mount Polley mine tailings breach is looking to make somebody pay.
July 10, 2016 South Africa girding for another platinum strike In what seems like an annual event, platinum companies in South Africa are bracing for what could be another year of labour unrest.
July 8, 2016 BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam set to reach highest copper production in a decade Red metal production at the copper-uranium mine is expected to hit around 230,000 tonnes by 2021, but there is potential for up to 450,000 tonnes per year.
July 7, 2016 Value of Chilean copper exports at financial-crisis lows New data shows the first six months of 2016 were tough for Chilean copper producers.
Indonesia may slash nickel output to steady prices The Indonesian government is proposing a 34% reduction in production from this year’s total to 250 million tonnes next year. December 17, 2025 | 08:20 am
