Mali revokes 130 mining licences
Decision comes on the heels of a finished inventory of permits, which aimed to clean up the sector.
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Australia’s Queensland resumes uranium mining
Nuclear energy production and waste disposal remain under a ban.
Goldcorp slashes costs 30%
Vancouver-based company drives all-in costs down to $852/oz and also beats expectations with $1.1 billion in quarterly revenue.
Aussie model’s naked war on coal
Robyn Lawley, Australian fashion model and environmental campaigner is using social media to protest the approval of a massive new coal mine in Queensland.
Aussie miners new dilemma: ore reserves up, exploration down
Half the firms surveyed by PwC reported an increase in their reserves compared to the previous financial year.
Barrick mothballs Pascua-Lama
Toronto-based miner has already spent $5 billion on the Chile-Argentina project first launched in 2006.
Coal exporters not backing down despite glut; could China enter the market too?
No signs of production slowdown in major coal-exporting countries.
Activist Casablanca Capital wins battle for Cliffs
The fund, with just a 5.2% stake in Cliffs, has vowed to sell or spin the miner's international operations.
Robust copper price prompts switch to aluminum
It's a trend already established in China where only 25% of insulated and overhead cables use copper versus 60% in developed economies.
