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Uranium spot price plummets as buyers exit market

Remember way back to last week when there was so much excitement about the rallying uranium price? Uh, yeah. So do we. Unfortunately, the market has taken a serious turn for the worse.

Financial Post | November 24, 2014 | 5:27 pm

Aussie mining magnate Clive Palmer investigated over $10 million fraud

The scale of the fraud alleged against the tycoon-turned-politician may double to about A$23 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2014 | 5:09 pm

India’s Jindal Steel mothballs $10bn coal project

The company became the first major casualty of a Supreme Court decision to scrap most coal fields allocated to private firms since 1993.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2014 | 3:50 pm

BHP warns more cost cuts, management shake up before demerger

The world's largest miner has stepped up its cost-cutting plans as it battles a sharp slide in iron ore, coal and oil prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2014 | 3:00 pm

Goldman Sachs getting out of coal, uranium

Goldman Sachs, the biggest trading firm on Wall Street, will wind down its uranium trading business and may sell its coal mine subsidiary in Colombia, according to a Senate report released last week.

MINING.com Editor | November 24, 2014 | 12:19 am

LiDAR survey discovers Roman gold mines in Spain

The existence of 2,000-year-old gold mines was confirmed by an aerial survey done last week above the northwestern province of León, using laser technology.

Andrew Topf | November 23, 2014 | 10:43 pm