April 30, 2015

New report showing increased reshoring means greater U.S. minerals demand

Minerals are the bedrock of the manufacturing industry.

April 29, 2015

Climate change advocates will fail to cut coal consumption: Glencore

Chief executive Ivan Glasenberg said growing demand for cheap energy will secure demand for coal.

April 29, 2015

Mining for canaries in China

Mining for profits in the coal business usually involves mining actual coal. Hong Kong-listed Yanzhou Coal Mining found another source.

April 29, 2015

Cliffs US sales beat estimates, turns a profit in Q1

But the miner revised down its 2015 U.S. iron ore sales and production volume estimate to 20.5 million tons, from its previous guidance for 22 million tons

April 29, 2015

Letterman blames prickly personae on mining roots

"You don’t need to be all that warm when you’re born and raised in Linton, Ind., and working in a coal mine. They weren’t hiring coal miners on the basis…

April 28, 2015

Cleanup companies mired in mining sector’s woes

Many wastewater-treatment businesses struggling to make sales, attract investment

April 28, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: America’s most dangerous jobs

Graphic Products outlines dangers for loggers, fishermen and more.

April 27, 2015

Life coming back to the global exploration sector

After five consecutive months of decline, global mining exploration began showing signs of life in March, particularly in the gold sector, a new report shows.

April 26, 2015

German workers march against coal-plant levy

Protesters held placards that read, "Hands off our brown coal", and "We oppose the social blackout in our region".

April 26, 2015

China is burning through its natural resources

China is the globe's top mining country, but its alarming reserves-to-production ratio is forcing domestic miners to hunt for deals in the rest of the world.