July 16, 2018 Four miners killed in Georgia in coal mine accident, officials say The government will close the mine until an investigation is complete and it gets the conclusions of international experts.
July 13, 2018 Reduced head count, capex spending biggest contributor to mine efficiency mid-decade: McKinsey To stay productive, McKinsey warns that miners must maintain fiscal discipline.
July 11, 2018 Five top mining execs. convicted over Turkey’s worst mine disaster The sentences range from 15 to 22 years in jail for high-ranked executives.
July 9, 2018 Australia’s Yancoal halts Austar mine amid safety dispute Yancoal said it will start standing down employees, and is aiming to redeploy most workers to other underground operations owned by the company.
July 9, 2018 Private equity firm to deploy $550 million into mining sector Targeting close or ready for production.
July 8, 2018 South Africa mines minister delays finalisation of draft mining charter Uncertainty around the charter has deterred investment into a sector that accounts for 8 percent of gross domestic product in the world's top platinum producer.
July 5, 2018 Steel making raw materials hit multi-week lows in China on trade woes Prices of steelmaking raw materials dropped to multi-week lows on Thursday as a festering trade row between China and the United States kept risk appetite low.
July 5, 2018 Thermal coal prices hit 6-year high Seaborne price for coal used in electricity generation scales $120 a tonne as South Africa diverts exports for domestic use and Asian demand spikes.
July 3, 2018 Burning villages, ethnic tensions menace Mozambique gas boom Women’s cries just after 1 a.m. confirmed Barnabe Samuel Mussa’s worst fears -- an attack was underway.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
