Chilean mining minister responds to criticism over miners’ rescue
Two miners have been trapped for six days at the Delia mine, part of Canadian Mandalay Resources' Cerro Bayo complex
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Nyrstar sells mothballed Mexican zinc mine for $20 million
Despite a hot zinc market, Switzerland-based Nyrstar (EBR:NYR) has unloaded another of its zinc mines, this time the Campo Morado mine in Mexico.
#StopAdani protests surge in Australia
Before construction begins, activist groups are making sure to continue to speak up against the $16bn Carmichael coal mine
Gold shrugs off U.S. rate hike
Financial markets and gold investors were jittery at the start of the trading day, with the Fed poised to raise interest rates for the second time this year.
Oil prices set to rebound
The unpredictability of today’s oil market is leaving some investors burned by unexpected price gyrations.
Argentina passes mining act expected to create 125,000 new jobs
Agreement is part of plan to double investment in the sector to $25bn in eight years.
Tanzania says Barrick to pay money owed by Acacia to Gov’t
Barrick confirmed chairman John Thornton met President John Magufuli for talks Wednesday, but didn't mention the details of what, if anything, had been agreed.
China’s Fosun spices up battle for Gemfields with 10% bid premium
Gemfields, which mines for emeralds and amethysts in Zambia and for rubies in Mozambique, had already received a buyout offer from largest shareholder Pallinghurst Resources.
World coal production falls off a cliff
China, the world's largest energy consumer, burned the least coal in six years.