March 12, 2018 US miners ask Supreme Court to end uranium mining ban near Grand Canyon The National Mining Association (NMA) and the American Exploration and Mining Association (AEMA) have filed petitions asking the court to reverse the 2012 ban.
March 12, 2018 Germany’s Merkel still hopes for talks on U.S. tariffs German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe must be ready to respond to the unilateral imposition of trade tariffs by the United States but she first hoped for talks on the…
March 9, 2018 China spreads the love to all sources of energy, even hated coal China mines and burns about half the world’s coal, so it can’t totally ditch it.
March 9, 2018 Rio Tinto’s last two coal mines set to attract bids over $2.5 billion Company made a strategic decision in 2017 to exit coal and focus on growth in iron ore, copper and its aluminum division.
March 9, 2018 Teck restarts Elkview dryer, to lose 200,000 tonnes of coal production Company expects to lose about 200,000 tonnes in steelmaking coal output.
March 8, 2018 South Africa’s mines minister urges speedy resolution on Optimum mine The Optimum coal mine, which has faced a strike by its workers over unpaid salaries, sought protection from creditors on Feb. 20.
March 8, 2018 B.C. mining and exploration grew last year for the first time since 2012: EY Exploration spending increased 20% across the Canadian province in 2017, reaching $246 million, compared with $205 million in 2016.
March 8, 2018 Swedish Boliden innocent in Chile toxic waste dump case — court Swedish court has ruled that local miner Boliden won’t have to pay over $12 million (100 million Swedish crowns) in compensation for health problems allegedly caused by toxic waste it…
March 7, 2018 British Columbia to reform Environmental Assessment Process in the fall Environmental assessments already underway will continue under the current process.
March 7, 2018 Rio Tinto speeds up driverless fleet expansion in Australia Fifteen autonomous trucks will be introduced to West Angelas iron ore mine, in the Pilbara region.
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
