Silver miners will be challenged to keep pace with demand for the precious metal over the next decade, with new uses for silver and strong investment […]

Idaho’s Silver Valley, better known to miners as the Coeur d’Alene Mining District, has an exciting 110 year history of lead, zinc, silver and copper production, much of which has taken place through shafts several thousand feet deep.

What do Tiger, Coffee and Osiris have in common? According to Eric Coffin, they all are individual opportunities he sees opening up […]

ETFdb reports that Toyota may find substitute for some of the rare earths it consumes: Toyota is sinking vast sums into research […]

Despite the cyclone season that hits Western Australia in summer, Fortescue Metals posted a 9% jump in iron ore production in the […]

Canadian Mining Journal reports: Almost four months have passed since Toronto-based Nunavut Iron Ore first proposed a takeover of Baffinland Iron Mines, owner of the Mary River iron ore project 160 km south of Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet). Nunavut Iron offered US$0.08 per share, an offer that had the Baffinland board saying "no thanks."

Reuters catalogues some of the challenges to develop the Mary River iron ore deposit: “Iron ore’s not like gold. A little bar […]

South African oil from coal pioneer, Sasol, is dropping plan for a Coal to liquids (CTL) project in Indonesia to concentrate on Gas to liquids opportunities.

Steel Authority of India charters bulk carrier to load coal from Newport VA, to secure alternative supplies after Queensland floods.