February 6, 2018

Sandvik invests $25 million to boost use of metal 3D printing

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file and Sandvik wants to use it for scale production.

February 5, 2018

Rio investors asked to push miner to leave Minerals Council of Australia

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility says it needs 100 shareholders to co-file resolution at Rio’s upcoming annual general meeting.

February 5, 2018

Randgold doubles dividend as CEO charges against DRC mining code

Randgold boosted divvy to $2 a share, after a year of record production and soaring profits, but warned the good times may be over soon as it’s now facing demanding…

February 2, 2018

The great coal mining jobs boom has been postponed

So far, repeal of the Clean Power Plan has not really equated with putting coal miners back to work, something Trump has pledged to do again and again.

February 2, 2018

Commodity boom has a dark side as cost creep erodes windfall

Mining and metal companies are rediscovering the downside of rallying prices: higher costs.

February 2, 2018

Goldman all but says the mining supercycle is back

“The environment for investing in commodities is the best since 2004-2008” – Goldman Sachs

January 31, 2018

Coal snared in headwind as traders flee $300 billion market

The halcyon days of coal trading seem to be over as buying and selling of the world’s most widely used power-plant fuel plunged last year.

January 31, 2018

These are top-10 global mining trends expected for 2018

Consulting firm Deloitte has published what it says will be the top-10 global trends in the mining industry this year.

January 31, 2018

A modern land run? Trump move opens Utah to mining claims under 1872 law

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw federal protections from millions of acres of Utah wilderness will reopen much of the iconic terrain to gold, silver, copper, and uranium land…

January 31, 2018

Suncor Energy implements first commercial fleet of autonomous haul trucks in the oil sands

Over the next six years, the company expects to deploy more than 150 autonomous haul trucks in the full program, which will be one of the largest investments in electric…