Brazil mining code unchanged as Senate fails to vote on bill
Brazil’s lower house of Congress removed from the agenda the discussion of a transitory presidential decree, which modified the country’s current mining law.
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Copper execs see balanced market, warn on rising costs, regulation
Representatives of major mining companies believe the global copper market will be balanced for the foreseeable future even as mine supplies tighten and demand from China, the world's top consumer, remains strong.
Mine site restoration needs more time: Australian researchers
They say the mining industry is being asked to achieve thousands of years of natural soil development in under a decade.
Archaeologists find connection between metalwork and Iron Age feasting rituals
Found during an excavation at Glenfield Park, Leicestershire, the collection is unprecedented in terms of the overall mix of findings.
Iron ore will go back to $50, says Goldman Sachs
Analyst Hui Shan said that Goldman’s projections see iron ore falling to $60 a ton in three months, $55 in six and $50 in 12.
Hebron project off Newfoundland coast kicks off oil production
It's expected to help Atlantic Canada offshore production rise 44% to 307,000 bpd by 2024.
Tax payments from Minnesota’s iron ore industry show lower production
Taconite-pellet plants and ore-concentrating firms produced 29 million tonnes last year, down from 33 million tonnes in 2015.
Canada’s Goldcorp challenges you to disrupt mining
Miner is calling companies and individuals to participate in #DisruptMining, a challenge aimed at accelerating the pace of innovation in the sector by thinking differently and seeking cross-sector collaboration.
Alrosa ready to auction the most expensive diamond ever polished in Russia
More than 130 potential buyers have already registered to participate in Wednesday’s online sale of the five-diamond collection, which includes the giant 51.4-carat Dynasty.