September 19, 2016

In India’s bazaars, old gold is the new black

With prices sky high, Indians are selling off old jewelry—and it’s taking the shine off gold imports.

September 16, 2016

Peninsula assays high grade zinc-silver-lead in South Korea

Rock chip assays show grades of up to 25.6% zinc, 669 g/t silver and 19.1% lead.

September 15, 2016

Komatsu introduces the 980E-4 mining haul truck

The 980E-4 offers electric truck pedigree, one of the largest payloads available, and an answer to market demand for 400-ton trucks

September 14, 2016

100-year-old Australian mine given a second chance

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. is also planning to resume operations in Mozambique as coking coal prices have more than doubled this year.

September 14, 2016

Space mining absolutely viable — NASA expert

The main challenge for mining near-Earth celestial bodies is neither technology nor cost, but simply “convincing people it is realistic,” says Dr. Phil Metzger.

September 11, 2016

Panic buying sees coking coal price jump 20% in a week

Parabolic rise to hit $180 a tonne on Friday prompts talk of a bubble in steelmaking coal market.

September 11, 2016

Chinese deal gives fresh boost to thermal coal price

Under the new plan, Chinese miners will cut or boost output to keep coal prices within a desired range.

September 11, 2016

NASA’s latest mission may tell us whether asteroid mining is really a go

OSIRIS-REx will collect samples from an asteroid and return them to Earth, in what it could be a pivotal step for firms currently planning to tap into the space mining…

September 10, 2016

Rare earths: Battling China’s monopoly after Molycorp’s demise?

Will China’s 95% control of the global rare earths market remain unchallenged?

September 9, 2016

Mongolia readies to revive its giant Tavan Tolgoi coal mine

Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi (ETT), the state-owned company that holds the license to the deposit, has already begun evaluating bids and calculating the potential economic benefits of restarting it.