Tanzania accuses Acacia of illegal mining in fresh blow to Barrick’s subsidiary
Government accused the gold miner of operating illegally in the country and said it has been evading taxes.
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K+S Bethune mine in Canada churns out first tonnes of potash
The mine, which began operations last month, is expected to produce 600,000 to 700,000 tonnes of potash this year and 2 million tonnes per year once at full capacity.
Gem Diamonds finds two large rocks at flagship mine in Lesotho
The last time Gem Diamonds had had made a significant discovery at its Letšeng mine before April this year was in 2015.
New met-coal mine opens in Pennsylvania
President Donald Trump didn't waste the opportunity to press his pro-coal agenda by mentioning the opening of a new coal mine in Pennsylvania.
Scania Mining offering smaller mining-truck model to compete with “yellow iron”
Scania holds a strong market position in the production of smaller-class mining trucks, known in the U.S. as Class 8 (>33,000 pounds or 14,969 kg) vehicles.
3,000-year-old copper mask is oldest crafted object in South America
It's a well-known fact that copper was used by ancient peoples to make some of the earliest tools and artwork.
Taseko in court to appeal defamation win by enviro-group
Taseko Mines (TSX:TKO), the company behind a large copper-gold project in north-central British Columbia, was back in court last week to appeal a 2016 decision that went against it.
DOE funds $6.9M in projects to extract REEs from coal
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is building on earlier funding into research aimed at pulling rare earth elements (REEs) from coal.
Glencore snatches Rio Tinto-owned mines from Yancoal with $2.55B offer
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LON:GLEN) has performed a coup d'etat on a deal that was practically sealed between Yancoal Australia (ASX:YAL) and Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON:RIO) for Rio's coal assets in Australia's Hunter Valley.