U.S. President Obama has unveiled new rules designed to impose more costs on the battered and bruised United States coal industry.

The slump in the coal market has claimed another victim.

The Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI) will once again be offering a range of insightful short courses from August – November 2015. Aimed at adding value to mining companies, government regulators and non-governmental organisations, the high-impact, practical nature of the courses also assists develop participants’ careers.

Vermeer’s T1255 is designed to cut through solid rock in large-diameter applications

London-listed Vedanta Mining (LON:VED) will be in court to defend itself against claims by hundreds of Zambian villagers that its copper mining operations polluted a water source and farmland.

The union representing about a third of nearly 100,000 gold miners in South African labour talks, has rejected an offer of a 13-percent pay rise.

Frank Callaghan has won praise for his persistence, but critics question his expenditures (Second in a two-part feature on Barkerville Gold Mines)

Shares in Vancouver's Pretium Resources jump on news construction of super high-grade Brucejack gold-silver mine near Alaska border can now start.

Endeavour Mining shares jump 10% after Vancouver firm slashes debt as mines in Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina and Ghana mines throw off cash.