November 19, 2014 Peru blows up machines to scare away illegal gold miners Just weeks before the country hosts U.N.-sponsored climate talks.
November 19, 2014 Cliffs mulls closing Bloom Lake iron ore mine for lack of buyers Closing the mine will cost $650 million to $700 million over the next five years.
November 19, 2014 A Russian miner, a good camera, the arctic tundra: here’s the result Ivan Kislov is a young Russian mining engineer who spends his breaks taking breath-taking photographs of wild animals, mostly foxes, in the arctic tundra.
November 18, 2014 Strike at Peru’s top copper mine not hurting output: firm But unionized workers insist on claiming that Antamina's output would likely drop by at least 90%.
November 18, 2014 South African miners to tackle lung disease claims They will look at compensation and medical care for workers with occupational lung disease or "silicosis."
November 18, 2014 Uralkali stock plummets on evacuation of potash mine The world’s largest potash supplier had to evacuate workers from its Solikamsk-2 mine in Russia’s Perm region due to an increase in brine inflow.
November 18, 2014 Stans mining licence rightfully acquired — Kyrgyz Supreme Court Stans acquired a 20-year mining license for the past-producing Kutessay II rare earth mine in December 2009, but a local company had claimed being the rightful owner of such permit.
November 18, 2014 Blood diamonds still at Central African mining sector’s heart A year after an export ban on raw gems in the country, reports show its diamonds are being sold to traders from Sudan to Belgium.
November 18, 2014 Adani lines up $1bn for Australia’s Carmichael coal complex The mine and rail project in Queensland's Galilee Basin is expected produce 60 million tonnes of thermal coal a year.
November 17, 2014 Swiss yes vote won’t really boost gold price Switzerland has to buy up to 1,800 tonnes of gold in a yes vote, but Deutsche Bank says window dressing using derivatives would limit impact on gold price.
Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said. February 11, 2026 | 07:12 am