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China will crack down on illegal coal mining in 2018: safety watchdog

Coal mines that fail to meet safety measures or operational standards will be ordered to close and rectify violations, the State Administration of Work Safety said.

Reuters | February 12, 2018 | 2:00 am

Gold giant Barrick faces grilling after fall to bottom of pack

Even with rising gold prices and a strengthened balance sheet, the world’s largest gold producer left shareholders with the worst returns among its top North American peers last year.

Bloomberg News | February 12, 2018 | 1:08 am

Drilling for copper and gold could start this year near Mount St. Helens

The U.S. Forest Service signed off on exploration for copper, gold and other minerals on 900 federal acres that lie just outside the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Southwest Washington.

Seattle Times | February 11, 2018 | 8:17 pm

Alexco preparing to resume silver mining in Yukon later this year

Although a final production decision has not been made, Canada's Alexco Resource Corp. is preparing to resume mining of silver and related minerals late this year in the Yukon's Keno Hill Silver District.

Platts | February 11, 2018 | 8:08 pm

In Iceland, more energy will be used for bitcoin mining than powering homes

Mining bitcoins requires a great deal of computing power which in turn needs a lot of electricity to solve the computational puzzles that reward miners with cryptocurrency.

MINING.com Editor | February 11, 2018 | 7:59 pm