Areva faces “uranium-gate” in Niger
French nuclear power giant Areva is reportedly cooperating with a legal enquiry by activists who say the company cheated Niger out of $3.25 million in uranium exports.
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Ports in China have enough iron ore to build 13,000 Eiffel Towers
With enough iron ore to construct Paris's Eiffel Tower nearly 13,000 times over, China's ports are bursting with stockpiles of the raw material and some of them are demolishing old buildings to create more storage space, trading sources said.
Solar now employs more people in the US than coal and natural gas
Solar power, once derided as an expensive and unreliable energy source, has become a major generator of employment in the United States, according to new data supplied by The Solar Foundation.
Europe’s last tin mine big step closer to restart
Successful water treatment trials could see final permits to restart Cornwall mine issued before the end of the summer says Vancouver junior Strongbow.
Freeport’s Cerro Verde copper mine resumes normal operations
The news follows the end of a historically long 43-day strike at BHP Billiton’s Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine in neighbouring Chile.
Vedanta CEO Tom Albanese to leave company in August
The news follows the exit of former Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll, who stepped down last month.
Iron ore price under pressure from Chinese mine restarts
Iron ore price down 12% in two weeks – Rio Tinto says Chinese domestic reboot is "main source of uncertainty" for the market.
Precious metals are in alignment for a major ascent
Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses silver's recent price performance and why he believes precious metals are in alignment for a major ascent.
There is no such thing as peak oil demand
If oil demand were to reach an actual peak, then the top might be easier to predict. As it stands, the forecast models of demand are likely predicting peak demand far later than it will be.
