September 19, 2017

BHP Billiton Foundation launches two new transparency projects

BHP Billiton Foundation announced Tuesday its financial support for two new global projects launched at an event held in Washington DC.

September 19, 2017

BHP’s shareholders to vote whether firm should leave Australia’s top mining lobby group

Investors to vote on the two resolutions submitted ethical investing group ACCR at BHP’s annual general meeting in London in October.

September 15, 2017

Rio Tinto’s chief financial officer Chris Lynch to retire in 2018

He joined the company's board in September 2011 and was appointed chief financial officer in April 2013.

September 9, 2017

Wyoming uranium mine spill one of the largest recorded in U.S.

The spill was contained on site and is not a human health hazard, according to federal regulators.

September 8, 2017

South Africa’s chamber of mines says sector “in crisis”

South Africa holds the world's biggest reserves of platinum, chrome and manganese, but investment in the sector has dropped in each of the past two years as a result of…

September 4, 2017

Indian uranium mine becomes dark matter lab

India’s very first uranium mine now hosts a laboratory for conducting experiments in fundamental physics

September 4, 2017

Finland to get rid of coal by 2030

The head of Finland’s energy department announced that the country will introduce legislation to phase out coal and increase carbon taxes

August 31, 2017

Govt electricity supply report ‘will not save US coal’

There's nothing in Dept of Energy's electricity grid reliability analysis that'll stop substitution of coal by natural gas and renewable energy says Moody's.

August 29, 2017

US to extend ban on mining near Yellowstone national park

US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to speed up a two-year review of mining on more than 30,000 acres just north of the park.

August 28, 2017

Brazil to redo Amazon mining decree after criticism

Brazil's government will revise a decree that opened up a vast mineral reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining responding to overwhelming criticism.