November 30, 2018

Canada’s Nova Scotia miners call for better control of radon exposure

Proposed geoscience surveys would identify areas with elevated uranium levels, the body representing the mining industry in the Atlantic province says.

November 29, 2018

Anglo CEO says investor confidence returns to South Africa

Anglo American mines platinum, coal, diamonds and iron ore in South Africa.

November 29, 2018

India’s Adani says to fully fund its troubled Australia coal project

Taking a big step closer to building the long-touted project that has faced fierce resistance from green groups.

November 29, 2018

Congo plans to audit Glencore unit’s cobalt over uranium levels

Relations with Congolese authorities have grown increasingly strained in recent months as the government pushes for foreign investors to contribute more.

November 27, 2018

Nigeria awards mining exploration contract to 10 mining, consulting firms

Nigeria, Africa's top crude oil producer, is aiming to diversify its economy by developing other industries such as mining through various incentives.

November 26, 2018

Venezuela pays miner $425m in move to safeguard Citgo

If the required steps to fully implement the amended settlement do not take place Crystallex will go back to court to seize assets linked to Citgo.

November 26, 2018

Goldman predicts commodities will soar in 2019 as oil, gold climb

Many of the political uncertainties weighing on commodity markets have a significant chance of being addressed in Buenos Aires.

November 26, 2018

Saudi Arabia targets $64B in mining revenue by 2030

Mining vast untapped reserves of bauxite, phosphate, gold, copper and uranium is key to the Saudi Arabia's efforts to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons.

November 26, 2018

MacMines Australia gets environmental nod for mega coal mine in Queensland

The company's 20,000-hectare China Stone thermal coal project is expected to produce 38 million tonnes of coal annually.

November 26, 2018

Rio Tinto sells stake in Rossing uranium mine to China

The company is selling its 69%-stake in Rossing Uranium Limited, which owns the Namibian mine, to China National Uranium Corporation (CNUC).