$900M Australian rare earths mine given state approval
The mine could supply up to 10% of world demand for neodymium and praseodymium, used in the manufacture of magnets for wind turbines, and electric vehicles.
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Coal mine to re-open in Canada, another closes in US
Former Grand Cache Coal mine to re-start out of bankruptcy; 4 West Mine in Pennsylvania will be shuttered.
Coal dwarfs battery metals in mining deals despite war on pollution
Coal and iron ore dominated mining takeovers in 2017, Thomson Reuters data shows, with buyers favoring the heavily polluting devil they know over the uncertainties of a battery-powered future.
Huge silver deposit discovered in Inner Mongolia
Chinese media is reporting that a large deposit of silver has been found in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.
Peru’s environmental deregulation to spur more mining-related protests: analysts
The approval of the supreme decree 042-2017 in December might generate more unrest.
Pebble permit application completed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has accepted Pebble Limited Partnership’s wetlands-fill permit.
CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants
The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.
House of Cards’ $1.3-million diamond-encrusted bottle of vodka stolen
The Russo-Baltique bottle belongs to Dartz founder Leonard Yankelovich.
China aims to supersize coal sector through mergers
China plans to create several "super-large" coal mining companies by the end of 2020 as nation ramps up years of efforts to streamline the fragmented sector.
