April 4, 2018

Vedanta, others can transport royalty-paid iron ore from Goa -Court

India's Supreme Court in February quashed all iron ore mining permits in the southwestern state of Goa, one of the top producing states for the steel making raw material.

April 4, 2018

Eldorado scores key win in row with Greece over projects

Ruling rejects the Greek State's motion that Eldorado's technical study for a metallurgy plant in the country’s Stratoni Valley, was in breach of any agreements between the parts.

April 3, 2018

British miner about to start pouring silver in Russia

Silver Bear's first silver production should be expected early in the second quarter of 2018.

April 3, 2018

Dormant Swedish mine comes alive in rush for car batteries

A Canadian company called Leading Edge Materials Corp. is preparing to revive operations.

April 3, 2018

Prairie Mining starts legal action against Poland’s environment ministry

The news sent the miner's shares plunging 30 percent in London and 20 percent in Warsaw.

April 3, 2018

Murray & Roberts scores $313 million worth of new mining projects

South African engineering and construction group, currently subject of a takeover bid from Germany’s ATON, said projects were located in sub-Saharan Africa, North America and Australasia.

April 2, 2018

Chile’s recent coal phase-out decision claims first victims

French power company Engie SA is closing all of its coal-fired power plants in the country. It plans to replace the capacity with renewable energy.

March 30, 2018

Anglo American ordered to halt Brazil ops again after leak

A document by Brazilian environmental watchdog Ibama seen by Reuters said Anglo American would only be allowed to resume operations once it demonstrates the pipeline's security.

March 29, 2018

Randgold reports record year

At year-end, the company had net cash of more than $700 million and no debt.

March 29, 2018

Gold particles make the invisible visible

A researcher was able to optimize single-molecule detection using gold nanorods.