China’s Yunnan province starts safety checks on metals plants
Those that do not pass the tests will have to make necessary improvements by the end of December or face closure.
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Indian uranium mine becomes dark matter lab
India’s very first uranium mine now hosts a laboratory for conducting experiments in fundamental physics
Gold prices near 12-month high
Gold prices jumped to their highest in almost a year as a weaker dollar and escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea
Finland to get rid of coal by 2030
The head of Finland’s energy department announced that the country will introduce legislation to phase out coal and increase carbon taxes
Australia’s Blair Athol coal mine ramps up production
The company announced the appointment of Wallace Macarthur King as non-executive chairman of its board
Acacia pulls back from major gold mine in Tanzania
“The decision was driven by unsustainable cash outflows at the mine due to the concentrate ban and the operating environment,” company officials said in a statement.
Zimbabwe completes gold mining probe
Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Fred Moyo, said that his team looked into production and trading circles
10% of Mexico’s territory available for mining
Active mining concessions add up to 25,716
Major copper producers lose record output
The world's major copper producers have lost a record amount of copper output due to strikes, power outages and low ore grades