Coal price renaissance: how long can it last?
No one saw coal prices of $400 to $600 per tonne coming, including those in the coal industry.
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Rio Tinto says employee sexually assaulted in Western Australian mine
The incident comes three months after Australia’s sex discrimination commissioner called for urgent changes in the country’s mining industry.
NorZinc completes permitting process for Prairie Creek mine in NWT
NorZinc has now received a new water licence from the government of Northwest Territories for an expanded 2,400 t/d mine plan.
Anglo cuts production, ups costs at Quellaveco and Chile mines
Anglo says 300,000ktpa Peru mine has entered commercial production. Chile output and costs negatively affected by Los Bronces water restrictions and changing ore.
Mega-polluting coal plans clash with Australia’s climate goals
A proposed pipeline of coal mine projects in Australia, the world’s second-biggest exporter of the fuel, are threatening to lock in decades of new carbon emissions.
Metals pare losses as traders assess recession risks, dollar
“In general the outlook is pretty weak for metals,” said Ryan McKay, a commodity strategist at TD Securities.
Transparency International urges EU sanctions on Russian diamonds, Alrosa
More sanctions on individuals - including those involved in organizing Moscow's ad hoc votes in occupied east Ukraine on joining Russia - are also expected.
Saudi Arabia faces challenges to tap its vast copper reserves
Key among those challenges as the world’s largest oil producer seeks to unlock an estimated $1.3 trillion in mineral wealth are logistics and water supplies.
Greenland Minerals dealt setback in legal fight for rare earth project licence
In March, the miner took the governments of Greenland and Denmark to court for the legislation passed last year that banned uranium mining.
