September 29, 2017

South Africa’s mining industry fortunes improving, but challenges remain — PwC

A strong price recovery for the main commodities South Africa mines and exports has helped the country’s sector stage a turnaround in 2017, the first time in five years the…

September 28, 2017

More opposition to Berkeley’s uranium mine in Spain

Nuclear energy experts from a variety of countries expressed their support to the protest actions carried out by Stop Uranio against Berkeley Minera España

September 24, 2017

Interview with Rick Rule, President and CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings Inc.

"My belief is that the most important factor in the gold price, is global faith in the purchasing power of the US dollar, and faith in US Treasury securities."

September 20, 2017

BHP Olympic Dam produces first copper cathode from heap leach pilot plan

Bureau Veritas’ state-of-the art mineral testing facility in Adelaide is supporting BHP and South Australia to achieve their Copper Growth Strategies.

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