Lucapa Diamond to begin mining at its Lulo project in Angola
In a first phase the miner plans to target high-grade diamond ore bodies, meeting a target of 14,000 bank cubic metres (bcm) per month.
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Barrick to halt Lumwana mine in Zambia after tax hike
The Canadian giant had earlier said it would consider such a move in the event the new tax regime was approbed.
Gold: the year ahead
After some three years of disappointment, 2015 promises to be a good year for gold investors.
Mining stocks rally across the board
Huge advances in all sectors from potash and uranium to copper and gold led by a 10% surge in diversified Canadian heavyweight Teck Resources.
India joins iron ore output surge
State-owned iron ore miner NMDC to triple production to 100 million tonnes per year by the end of the decade.
Gold price weakens on US rate decision
But the damage could've been much worse.
Iron ore hits new low after weakest China imports in 16 years
Benchmark iron ore price drops to fresh five-and-a-half-year low after November Chinese imports fall for the first time since 1998.
Holland Pump now carrying Atlas Copco WEDA pumps
Atlas Copco announced today that Holland Pump, West Palm Beach, Florida, now carries its line of WEDA electric submersible pumps in its southeastern U.S. stores. Holland Pump also carries Atlas Copco generators and light towers.
Joy Global beats forecasts, but sees 2015 as another challenging year
The Milwaukee-based equipment maker warns weak commodity prices and falling industry investment in new machinery will live on.