April 21, 2016

Miners spending again: $50 billion capex in five months

Confidence returns to mining sector as announced capital outlays surge to $108 billion – greenfield project spending up three-fold in first quarter.

April 21, 2016

CAT sales latest sign of mining improvement

World's number one heavy equipment manufacturer arrests sales decline in March.

April 21, 2016

Mongolia and Colombia tout their fair mined ecological gold

The Alliance for Responsible Mining announces today that Fairmined Ecological Gold from the Mongolian organization XAMODX and five mining organizations in la Llanada, Colombia is now available.

April 21, 2016

Newmont Mining investigating bribery allegations

The gold and copper miner didn’t specified where the alleged misconduct took place.

April 20, 2016

Uranium market is getting crushed

Uranium price falls to lowest since May 2005 as bearishness overwhelms the sector.

April 20, 2016

Myanmar Wanbao: A new dawn for the Chinese copper miner

Documentary focuses on how Chinese mining company Myanmar Wanbao is changing and speaking the new language of a changing Myanmar.

April 19, 2016

China launches yuan gold fix in bid to gain more influence in metal pricing

It is set twice a day based on a few minutes of trading by 18 trading members,

April 19, 2016

India says Kohinoor diamond belongs to Britain

The gem has been at the centre of a diplomatic row between India and the UK, with New Delhi arguing for decades that it should get it back.

April 15, 2016

Adani $12 billion Carmichael coal project faces fresh legal challenge

Australia’s indigenous people Wangan and Jagalingou, traditional owners of the land proposed to host the project are challenging it in court.

April 15, 2016

Afghan mineral wealth being looted by strongmen, experts say

Afghanistan has reserves of coal, copper, iron ore, zinc, mercury, rare earths, gems such as rubies and emeralds, gold and silver worth about $3 trillion.