Rio sells stake in Clermont coal to Glencore for $1bn
The mining giant is selling its 50.1% stake in Clermont coal mine to a company jointly owned by Glencore Xstrata and Sumitomo Corporation.
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Open letter to World Gold Council
I urge the leaders of the World Gold Council, for the benefit of their own members, to improve the quality of their data and find alternative sources than the GFMS, which paints a misleading picture of the real demand for gold
Japan tests in Chile bacteria-based method to revive depleted copper mines
The revolutionary process would make possible to resume mining operations in most abandoned copper mines.
Canadian gov expects greenhouse gas increase
The trend will spoil Prime Minister Harper's pledge to reduce emissions by 17% by 2020.
Bushfire forces evacuation at Pilbara mine
The company says it's working to contain the fire and that to date there have been no injuries.
Lee Harvey Oswald’s gold wedding ring goes for $118k
"At this time of my life I don't wish to have Lee's ring in my possession because symbolically I want to let go of my past that is connecting with Nov. 22, 1963."
Greenland says yes to uranium mining
Parliament voted Thursday to end a decades-long ban on mining for radioactive materials.
Wastewater injection may be cause of Oklahoma ‘earthquake swarm,’ USGS study suggests
Earthquakes on the rise, USGS looks at injection-induced seismicity.
Aussie gov produces draft repeal of mining tax
Not a done deal quite yet.