August 21, 2017

BHP exiting oil and gas

After posting a fourfold rise in profits, world's number one mining company now "actively pursuing options to exit" its US oil and gas business bought for $20B six years ago.

August 21, 2017

More than 200 workers to go at Sandvik Materials Technology unit

Measure is part of a broader plan to restore profitability at the division, which saw adjusted operating profit fell by 37% in the second quarter of this year.

August 16, 2017

Zinc prices hit decade-high on shrinking Chinese stockpiles

Metal traded above $3,000 per tonne on the LME for the first time since November 2007.

August 15, 2017

Ross Beaty: “Trump will be forgotten”

In an exclusive Critical Resource Q&A, leading mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty gives his investment tips, puts the boot in on the Trump agenda, and calls for more renewables and less…

August 15, 2017

Blue Moon Zinc to re-open California past producing mine as zinc bull market commences

The Blue Moon Zinc project is located in Mariposa County in central California and if the project needed a nickname, it very well might be the Comeback Kid.

August 15, 2017

Tech guru unveils new battery to challenge lithium-ion

The rise of electric vehicles and the quest to find solutions to energy storage for the renewables industry have created a breeding ground for tech experts to develop battery technologies.

August 11, 2017

Zinc project in Greenland receives Chinese backing

China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group is a state-owned Chinese corporation with mines in Zambia, Mongolia and Thailand.

August 10, 2017

Explorer’s Peruvian zinc asset gets a critical look

The Critical Investor provides an in-depth update for Ayawilca, noting drilling solidifies the South Zone resource potential for this explorer, while Zone 3 is 'no slam dunk yet,' and results…

August 10, 2017

Glencore turns bigger copper, zinc price bull

Swiss giant raises outlook for the rest of the year after revenues at $75 billion a year metals and minerals business jump 20% during first half.

August 10, 2017

Snow, soil and trees could help detect mineral deposits in Canada

A team of geologists is using a series of techniques to identify halogens, commonly associated mineral deposits, in organic materials