May 21, 2018

Mining gear maker Metso picks CEO from Finnair

Pekka Vauramo helped Finnair return to growth after years of losses, and he also has worked for rival engineering group Sandvik.

May 21, 2018

Glencore goes from crisis to crisis with possible bribery probe

It’s becoming hard to keep track of all of Glencore’s legal battles in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

May 19, 2018

Meghan Markle’s wedding band made with Welsh gold from historic mine

The 24-carat piece of gold given to Markle by the Queen originated at the Clogau St. David mine in northwest Wales.

May 18, 2018

The big battery boom hits another roadblock: fire-fearing cities

 The new era of big batteries has already drawn scrutiny after fiery electric-car crashes across America and Europe.

May 18, 2018

Glencore drops as British regulators looming probe adds to Congo issues

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office plans to open a formal bribery investigation into Glencore and its deals with Israeli billionaire and former partner Dan Gertler.

May 18, 2018

Sandvik trucks just got a lot more intelligent

Sandvik is introducing a new intelligent underground mining truck, Sandvik TH545i, delivering benefits in customer safety, productivity and profitability. The new truck joins the existing iseries truck family of Sandvik…

May 17, 2018

ALROSA representative elected as RJC Vice Chair

On May 17, Peter Karakchiev, ALROSA's Head of International Relations, was elected as RJC's Vice Chairman at its 2018 annual general meeting held in Moscow.

May 17, 2018

Anglo close to selling part of stake in giant Peruvian copper project

Quellaveco is one of the world’s largest untapped copper orebodies and Anglo’s board is set to decide later in the year whether or not to green-light development of the $5.5bn…

May 17, 2018

Centerra gets $200 million for royalty portfolio and Kemess silver stream

The miner is receiving an upfront cash payment of $155 million for AuRico Metals’ royalty portfolio and about $45 million payable in four tranches for Kemess's silver output.

May 16, 2018

Last missing Polish miner found dead: JSW

“The (last) miner’s body was trapped under one of many structures in the destroyed pit,” JSW said in a statement.