China to revoke over 1,000 iron ore mining licences amid pollution crackdown
Figure represents about a third of the country's iron ore mines currently in operations.
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Australia’s Roy Hill says can expand iron ore capacity beyond target
Iron ore miner says it has the ability to expand its production capacity beyond the 55 million tonnes it has targeted.
Iron ore prices bounce back
Following several days of losses, iron ore spot markets saw a slight growth on Tuesday
Zinc deficits persist in the short term: BMI
A new report from BMI Research states that the global refined zinc market will remain in deficit over the next few years
Microorganisms help form iron ore caves
There is a strong correlation between the location of BIF caves and the presence of iron ores of global economic significance
SLIDESHOW: Paulson hedge fund in blistering attack on top gold miners
“If we don’t do anything we will continually be disappointed and the industry will slowly dig itself into a hole of irrelevance and oblivion.”
Lucara sells world’s second-largest diamond for $53 million
London-based Graff Diamonds paid nearly $47,777 per carat
Sula strikes ‘bonanza grade’ gold in Sierra Leone
The Sierra Leone-focused miner has found gold of almost "bonanza grade" at the Ferensola gold project in the Sula Mountains of Sierra Leone.
Brazil’s president revokes decree allowing mining in Amazon
It would have opened up for mining a vast national reserve in the country’s Amazon, larger than the size of Switzerland.
