June 11, 2013 Chinese firm said to have killed Ghanaian miners with poisonous gas The official version is that the three small-scale miners lost their lives after inhaling excess smoke in a pit during a blast to extract the mineral.
June 10, 2013 Shale adds 47% to global gas reserves, 11% to global oil: EIA study The estimates are "highly uncertain and will remain so until they are extensively tested with production wells."
June 10, 2013 Strict new EU laws could be the end of oil price reporting The draft law is unlikely to take effect before 2014.
June 10, 2013 UPDATE: Court win for Israeli billionaire in fight over $50 billion African mining prize Beny Steinmetz scores legal victory amid corruption probe into the sale of Guinea's Simandou iron ore licence.
June 10, 2013 Italy investigates Glencore Xstrata for tax evasion Authorities allege Glencore hid profits by paying other units above-market prices for raw materials.
June 10, 2013 Ivanplats gets its ducks in a row for South African project Company filed both a mining right application and included a BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) partner.
June 10, 2013 Copper Mountain’s mine up and running again ahead of schedule The miners hasn't yet determined the exact cause of the mid-May failure of the transformer.
June 10, 2013 Ghana’s crackdown on illegal mining: at least 55 new arrests Identified as nationals of Niger, Nigeria and Togo.
June 10, 2013 Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to conduct complete dispersal of Niagara Tunnel Project equipment items at unreserved auction in Niagara Falls, ON June 17-18 Assets from high-profile Ontario tunnelling project to be sold to highest bidders in a two-day unreserved public auction
June 10, 2013 Ecuador to vote on ground-breaking law to allow large-scale mining Country's gold, copper and silver reserves estimated at $115 billion.
Zijin to launch Congo’s first lithium output in June from disputed Manono deposit Zijin had previously indicated a first‑quarter 2026 start. February 11, 2026 | 10:20 am
