February 5, 2016

European consortium launches Blue Nodules project

On 1 February a European consortium launched a new Horizon 2020 project: Blue Nodules. This project addresses the  challenge of  creating a […]

February 5, 2016

Milbank awarded for Oyu Tolgoi mining deal representation

During the PFI Awards Dinner held in London on Feb. 3.

February 5, 2016

Mining among unhappiest industries to work in — study

Experts looked at over 500,000 survey responses from over 60,000 employees in 13 different industries worldwide.

February 5, 2016

Three missing after South African gold mine collapses, trapping 87

Trapped miners were brought to the surface through ventilation shafts.

February 5, 2016

UK scientists develop new method to find copper deposits

Technique likely to become an inexpensive way to uncover rich copper deposits.

February 4, 2016

Happy day for miners: shares up by levels not seen since 2008

The biggest winner was Anglo American (LON:AAL), which briefly posted its biggest ever one-day percentage gain, closing later still 15% up compared to the previous session.

February 4, 2016

Centerra can go ahead with new gold mine in Mongolia

After a five-year delay, the country’s parliament has finally approved Centerra’s plans to mine the Gatsuurt gold deposit.

February 4, 2016

The sub-mine crisis of 2016

The collapse of the global resources stock market capitalization will have severe consequences.

February 3, 2016

India mulls key investment to set iron ore plants in Iran

According to official figures, Iran has now more than $10 billion of investment pledges under its belt.

February 3, 2016

PDAC recommends measures to support Canadian mineral exploration in pre-budget submission

The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada is asking the government to increase the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC) to 30% for a period of three years.