July 25, 2017 Junior miners talk new opportunities, and challenges While the mood at the recent Junior Indaba mining event was sombre when it came to South Africa’s policy environment, there were some interesting opportunities being mooted for minerals like…
July 25, 2017 Caterpillar earnings beat estimates, shares hit five-year high It now expects adjusted earnings per share to come in at $5, significantly higher than the $3.75 it had forecast just three months ago and almost doubled the $2.90 it…
July 25, 2017 Kumba resumes divvy thanks to stronger iron ore prices in first half Shareholders hadn’t received dividends since 2015, when iron ore fell below $40 a tonne amid a global crash in commodity prices.
July 24, 2017 Luxembourg shoots for the stars with fresh space mining deal The country's ultimate objective is to have its own space mining agency by the end of the year.
July 21, 2017 ‘Dirty, difficult, and dangerous’: Why millennials won’t work in oil Like many industries today, the oil industry is trying to sell its many job opportunities to the fastest growing portion of the global workforce: Millennials.
July 21, 2017 CanAlaska Uranium, Cameco begin drilling at West McArthur Work at the asset, located immediately next to Cameco's Fox Lake uranium discovery, will be carried out by a helicopter-supported team based at Cameco's nearby majority-owned McArthur River.
July 20, 2017 South Africa intends to suspend issuing mining rights South Africa intends to suspend the granting of applications for prospecting and mining rights as well as any renewals pending a court case to review new mining laws, the Mineral…
July 19, 2017 Iron ore soars past $70 a tonne Prices have climbed almost 7% since Monday and almost 32% since the recent low of $53.36 a tonne hit on June 13.
July 18, 2017 BHP iron ore output hits new record but copper production tanks World number one miner's Pilbara mines produce 268m tonnes for the year, but strike at Escondida sees copper output slide 16%.
July 18, 2017 Canada a ‘late entrant’ to global liquefied natural gas market, says new NEB report The next several years will be critical to the development of the Canadian LNG industry.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm