South African mining output falls sharply
PGMs down nearly 10% and manganese production down 24%.
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NASA’s latest mission may tell us whether asteroid mining is really a go
OSIRIS-REx will collect samples from an asteroid and return them to Earth, in what it could be a pivotal step for firms currently planning to tap into the space mining business.
Mongolia readies to revive its giant Tavan Tolgoi coal mine
Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi (ETT), the state-owned company that holds the license to the deposit, has already begun evaluating bids and calculating the potential economic benefits of restarting it.
Uranium mining in Canada one of the world’s cleanest — study
New study shows that mining and milling uranium contributes very few greenhouse gases to the total emissions produced by nuclear power generation.
Nevsun completes switch to zinc
Vancouver-based miner ships first zinc concentrate from flagship Bisha mine in Eritrea which started life as a gold-silver project in 2010.
Norilsk: A blood red river runs through it
River near the eponymous city of world's top nickel and palladium miner turns crimson.
How North Dakota’s native protest against oil pipeline became an American movement
The 1,770 kilometre, $3.7-billion (U.S.) Dakota Access pipeline would carry oil from just north of the Standing Rock Sioux’s land in North Dakota to Illinois.
The next sector to recover from the oil price crash
A recent report by Arkansas Online says the energy industry's support sector could feel the effects of low oil prices for up to two years after the current bear market recovers.
Lucapa finds another massive diamond at Lulo, biggest pink yet
The 38.6-carat coloured stone is the largest “fancy” pink diamond recovered to date from Lulo.
