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Coal mining comes back to the UK with $218 million project

West Cumbria Mining plans to open the country’s first new deep coal mine is a step closer after councillors in the English county of Cumbria unanimously approved the project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2019 | 9:15 am

Cyclone lurks off West Australia as storm hits Rio mine in East

Cyclone Trevor is expected to rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Gulf of Carpentaria, and is forecast to skirt South32 Ltd.’s manganese mine and a Glencore-operated zinc project

Bloomberg News | March 20, 2019 | 9:14 am

Silver demand in India set for 4-year high on farm cash payout

Silver prices in India have been relatively stable for the last two years, and are about half their 2011 peak.

Bloomberg News | March 20, 2019 | 8:43 am

Zinc price builds on 2019 rally as stocks reach just 2 days consumption

Inventories are down 55% this year and are on course to reach levels last seen in 1990.

Frik Els | March 20, 2019 | 7:25 am

Data scientists and geoscientists offered A$1m to predict next big mineral deposit in South Australia

The idea is to speed up the exploration lifecycle and allow miners to analyse information at a much faster rate than before.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 20, 2019 | 7:16 am

Australian scientists developing tool capable of delving deeper into Earth’s rock layers

The experts from Curtin University say the mechanism promises to be crucial for the country's mining and petroleum sectors.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 20, 2019 | 7:02 am

Petra Diamonds keeps founder Pouroulis as chairman

The diamond miner said the appointment of a new chair was "not appropriate" at this time.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2019 | 6:55 am

One of Canada’s newest coal mines is piling up safety warnings

Kameron Coal’s Donkin mine has received four orders and six warnings from provincial authorities since limited production restarted on Jan. 25, following a roof cave-in last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2019 | 4:36 am