January 23, 2015

Baja Mining’s long-delayed and almost dead El Boleo finally reaches production

Red metal output at the mine, over 18 months behind schedule and $750 million over budget, is expected to ramp-up by July.

January 21, 2015

Global mining sector ended 2014 on a disappointing note: report

December is a period that sees lower levels of exploration and resource announcements, and last month was every bit as disappointing as expected, an SNL report shows.

January 21, 2015

China’s alleged intentions to mine Antarctica spark global debate

New evidence has emerged of China's interest in digging for oil, gas a minerals in the frozen continent.

January 20, 2015

Glencore likely to slash spending on coal, oil — HSBC

The global miner and commodities has estimated spending on oil projects for this year and next of $2 billion and $1 billion on coal expansions.

January 20, 2015

Rio Tinto’s diamond output down 14% in 2014

The company pointed to the transition of its Argyle mine from open pit to underground, as well as a shift toward processing lower-grade ore at Diavik as the main reasons…

January 19, 2015

Kiran Gems Participates in Mumbai Marathon

Kiran Gems, the world’s largest manufacturer of diamonds, participated in the 12th Mumbai Marathon on Sunday, January 15, 2015. The top brass of the organization, namely Mavji Patel, the managing…

January 19, 2015

Turquoise Hill output at higher end of target

Higher grades boost fourth quarter production despite concentrator fire at Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia.

January 19, 2015

Fish sperm a ‘key ingredient’ to recycling rare earth elements

Japanese scientists have developed a process that uses salmon sperm to mine and reprocess rare earth elements (REEs).

January 19, 2015

ArcelorMittal sells its coal mines to Russia’s National Fuel Company

The assets include the coal mines of Berezovskaya and Pervomaskaya, which together produce 700,000 tonnes of coal a year.

January 19, 2015

Goldcorp strikes $440 million deal for Probe Mines

The move will see the miner taking control of the Borden Gold project in northern Ontario.