December 4, 2017 Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018.
December 3, 2017 In Germany’s Appalachia, the last coal mine is closing It’s a sunny October day on the outskirts of the west German town of Bottrop.
December 3, 2017 Who will fund Adani’s Carmichael coal mine? Not China The shovels are in the ground at the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland but the bankers have yet to open their wallets.
December 1, 2017 Canada court backs need to consult aboriginals on projects Canada's top court ruled in favor of aboriginal bands seeking say in Yukon territorial government effort to develop coal and iron deposits in wilderness.
December 1, 2017 Mining salaries ranked for geologists, metallurgists and the C-suite Two-thirds of miners increase head count in '17
December 1, 2017 Australia’s NSW to ban open-pit mining in South Drayton area The New South Wales Government decided there would be no open-pit mining at the site formerly known as Drayton South, but it paved the way for an underground mine instead.
November 30, 2017 Wind power inches up on hydropower in US Wind turbines in the United States have grown in both average height and capacity over the past decade, according to data on utility-scale electricity generators collected by EIA
November 29, 2017 Luxembourg, Japan team up to explore and mine space resources The five-year cooperation agreement covers the exchange of information and expertise on the exploration and mining of out-of-earth resources.
November 28, 2017 Hebron project off Newfoundland coast kicks off oil production It's expected to help Atlantic Canada offshore production rise 44% to 307,000 bpd by 2024.
November 28, 2017 BHP tightens belt, targets $1.6bn in cost-cutting at Australian operations The world’s No.1 miner is targeting as much as $1.6 billion in productivity gains at its iron ore, copper and coal units in the country over the next two years.
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
