December 1, 2017

Mining salaries ranked for geologists, metallurgists and the C-suite

Two-thirds of miners increase head count in '17

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.

November 27, 2017

Investors force Rio Tinto to ditch plans to have Mick Davis as chairman

Decision comes in the wake of a full-scale investor revolt led by the Investor Forum, a London-based body representing some of the world’s biggest money managers.

November 24, 2017

Why the commodity supercycle is favoring investors right now

Precious, base and energy metals are all benefiting from the commodity supercycle, says Louis James, editor of International Speculator

November 23, 2017

Legal kerfuffle in Spain around uranium mine environmental assessment

Spain's National Audience dismissed a series of allegations presented by Berkeley Energia against a legal action filed by a group of environmentalists who oppose the company's uranium project.

November 19, 2017

Six years after Fukushima, robots finally find reactors’ melted uranium fuel

After three days of carefully navigating through a shattered reactor building, the Manbo finally reached the heavily damaged Unit 3 reactor.

November 17, 2017

Number of active mining projects by province ranked

Ontario is number one.

November 16, 2017

BHP to exit shale within two years, sell nickel assets

“We have a strong sense of urgency,” chief executive Andrew Mackenzie told reporters following the company’s annual general meeting in Melbourne.

November 15, 2017

Zonte Metals acquires iron oxide copper gold project

According to the company's CEO, exploration is expected to start shortly in the form a ground magnetic survey over portions of the project.

November 15, 2017

GoviEx Uranium granted the Agaliouk exploration permit in Niger

New permit is adjacent to the company's Madaouela Project and increases its total measured and indicated resources by approx 12% to 110.76 million pounds.