November 30, 2015

Iran mining bigger opportunity than oil

Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors once sanctions are lifted – acquiring new mining equipment and technology is a top priority.

November 30, 2015

Metso to supply containerized crushing and screening plant to Saburkhan Technologies, allowing for cost efficiency and rapid plant set up

The revolutionary Metso NW Series crushing and screening plant allows customers to improve profitability at even the most challenging crushing sites and to move to the next site more easily…

November 30, 2015

Rio Tinto conducts inaugural rough diamond viewings in India

Rio Tinto’s diamonds business has just completed its inaugural rough diamond viewing at the India Diamond Trading Centre in Mumbai’s Bharat Diamond Bourse.

November 30, 2015

Iron ore keeps falling, drops below $43 a tonne

If that sounds bad, then you might not want to hear that the most-active iron ore futures in Singapore sank Monday below $40 a tonne for the first time ever.

November 29, 2015

China to slash copper output by 5%

Copper producers in China are taking drastic measures to arrest the plummeting price.

November 29, 2015

Iran’s mines could bring in even more cash than crude

Metals discovered from exploration worth about $700 billion.

November 26, 2015

Drought pushing Indian gold demand to 8-year low

Gold purchases during the all important festival season set to be lowest since 2007, as two years of drought erode rural Indian's buying power.

November 26, 2015

Copper prices may weigh on Rio Tinto’s looming decision on Oyu Tolgoi expansion

The company said it would announce a final decision on the matter early next year.

November 26, 2015

Obama boosts asteroid mining, signs law granting rights to own space riches

While the law lets citizens mine, sell and own riches mined in space, it does not grant sovereignty, ownership, exclusive rights or jurisdiction over any celestial body.

November 24, 2015

Traditional land owner tells court Adani misled tribunal over mine’s benefits

A traditional owner of the site of Australia’s largest proposed coal mine has alleged in court that Indian miner Adani misled a tribunal that cleared the way for the mine.