December 20, 2016 Newly found ‘ghost octopods’ at risk from deep-sea mining This as the creature lays its eggs on the dead stalks of sponges, attached to rocky crusts, which are rich in metals like manganese.
December 20, 2016 How to collect mining data Mines making correct use of data are seeing improved results, says AMC.
December 19, 2016 BSGR boss Beny Steinmetz arrested in Israel over Guinea bribery case The billionaire and other Israeli businessmen are suspected of paying tens of millions of dollars to senior state officials to secure a licence for Simandou, local police said.
December 16, 2016 Montana rejects Tintina’s mine permit application again The department’s most recent deficiency letter includes numerous comments, largely related to parts of the application that were missing or incomplete.
December 16, 2016 This rare blue diamond was just found in Australia While it was “only a small diamond at 0.124 carats,” the firm says it demonstrates the potential for valuable coloured precious rocks at the mine, currently in its ramp up…
December 14, 2016 Oyu Tolgoi resumes copper shipments to China Move follows extensive talks with Chinese and Mongolian authorities.
December 14, 2016 New Zealand deep-sea life needs ‘better protection’ from mining, study shows Scientist from Victoria University of Wellington says too little is known about the seafloor communities found in in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone.
December 13, 2016 Canada’s Kirkland Lake halts gold mine in Australia, leaves up to 150 jobless Company said the decision to place its the Stawell gold mine into care and maintenance was based on dwindling production at the operation.
December 12, 2016 BSGR to file multi-billion lawsuit against Rio over Simandou BSGR will sue Rio Tinto in the English High Court to recover losses allegedly caused by Rio's actions, which run to several billions of dollars.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
