The International Monetary Fund and Standard and Poor's, in turn, predict prices for the steelmaking material are set to fall even further.

Vedanta’s Hindustan Zinc Limited, which is one of the world’s largest integrated producers of zinc-lead, recently received high-fidelity training simulators from ThoroughTec Simulation. Their Rampura Agucha operation in Rajasthan, India, took delivery of three fourth-generation CYBERMINE simulators to assist in operator training as they move underground.

If labour costs are high, use robots.

The lawmakers voted 22 to 16 to strengthen a draft law requiring importers, smelters and refiners to certify their goods are conflict-free.

The government intends to set its mining royalties at 9% for both open-pit and underground mines.

Boart Longyear (www.BoartLongyear.com), the world's leading provider of integrated drilling services and drilling products, is proud to introduce the LS™250 MiniSonic™, a compact rig suitable for a wide variety of environmental, geotechnical, water and mining projects.

Beijing ups production limits for 2015 by 12% to 52,500 tonnes after exports bounce back, pulling the plug on a brief rally in rare earth prices.

Even as the gold price dips below $1,200 an ounce again on Monday.

Today Andrew’s talking about the ebbs and flows of his MRG business. He tells me President and CEO searches are not where he’s making his money these days, it’s the operations roles.