Cameco to resume production at Cigar Lake as wildfire threat subsides
About 230 workers were evacuated from the site on July 1 as a precaution due to the proximity of the Briggs wildfire burning nearby.
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Orano reports mining, nuclear services contract growth
Orano has secured more than 380 million euros worth of orders.
Seabridge and Eskay Mining ink road cost-sharing accord
The access road is one of two main access roads planned and permitted for Seabridge's KSM project.
Ranked: The top 20 metals and mining billionaires
Although tech and bank CEOs get all the limelight, eight of the 100 richest people in the world are in the metals and mining industry.
Gold price boosted by recovery in central bank buying
A rebound in central bank buying — which had dropped to the lowest in a decade — has bolstered the prospects for gold prices.
First Mining suspends Ontario gold project due to forest fire
Springpole is considered to be one of the largest undeveloped open-pit gold deposits in Canada.
Copper price up on hopes of stronger US metals demand
US companies in June hired the most workers in 10 months, raising wages and offering incentives to entice millions of unemployed Americans.
Iron ore price jumps as Tangshan mills resume production
Steel output at some producers was restricted due to the Chinese Communist Party's 100th anniversary and environmental-related policies.
Huge methane leak spotted in heart of China’s top coal hub
Details captured in European Space Agency satellite data show the plume about 90 kilometers (56 miles) east of Shanxi’s capital Taiyuan, in Yangquan City.