October 22, 2013

Emerging markets expected to make up for China’s waning coal appetite

The next few years will bring a geographic shift in thermal coal demand, analysts say.

October 22, 2013

Dubai launches phase 1 of massive solar project

The solar park will eventually produce 1,000 megawatts of energy.

October 21, 2013

Oyu Tolgoi’s first international copper, gold shipment on its way to China

Operator Turquoise Hill expected to confirm news at some point Monday.

October 19, 2013

Fukushima radioactivity levels spike

News comes after typhoon swept through Japan, possibly sending contaminated water into the Pacific ocean.

October 19, 2013

Holy man’s dream leads to government hunt for $40b gold treasure

India digging up two 100-square meter areas beside temple.

October 18, 2013

Hundreds attack Aussie miner offices in Kyrgyzstan

Group opposes letting foreigners mine Kyrgyzstan’s resources.

October 17, 2013

Chinese girls want to break down barriers to mining

"Some jobs are really inappropriate for women.”

October 17, 2013

Central banks are unwise to sell their gold: ECB president Mario Draghi

Central bank gold provides fairly good protection against fluctuations of the dollar and risk diversification.

October 17, 2013

Nautilus Minerals to open second seafloor mine by 2017

As its flagship Solwara 1 project, the new one is also in located in Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Sea.

October 17, 2013

PNG: The gold producing country nobody was talking about, until now

PNG's gold industry contributes a higher proportion to the the country's economy than the sector does in any other major mining country in the world.