UK’s 310-tonne gold reserves in limbo if Scotland becomes independent
A triumph of the "Yes Scotland" campaign would have to be followed by negotiations with London over a raft of assets.
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First female fatality in Chile’s mining industry
A 25-year-old female truck driver died when her vehicle flipped over near Antofagasta Minerals' Los Pelambres copper mine.
About 20% of Chile’s largest copper mines closed or reconverted by 2025
From the 5.8 million tons of copper produced last year, 1.2 million tons came from operations that are facing closure or conversion in 10 years.
INFOGRAPHIC: Geosynthetics — an $18 billion market
First international conference about geosynthetics in mining begins Monday.
INFOGRAPHIC: Gold history and mining in the USA
The United States has always had a love affair with the yellow metal. Here's a visualization of all of the key aspects of the U.S. gold history and mining.
Anglo American chief not going for any major corporate split
A big corporate break-up à la BHP Billiton is definitively not in his books, he told FT.com.
Australia’s exploration spending down the slippery slope
The figure recently hit a seven-year low, rising concerns over how these cost-cutting measures may delay the country’s next generation of mines.
INFOGRAPHIC: A forecast of when the world’s resources will run out
Here is one interpretation of how much is left on Earth.
Met coal could be reaching a cyclical low
After reaching a six-year low in its price and recent industry cutbacks to production, metallurgical coal is showing classic signs of a resource that is ready for a cyclical uptrend.
