February 15, 2018 INFOGRAPHIC: The true costs of artisanal mining Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) has become a major of revenue for millions of people in about 80 countries worldwide, with more than 100 million people currently depending on the activity…
February 14, 2018 Fura Gems to restart Colombia’s iconic Coscuez emerald mine in April New gemstones mining and marketing company is stepping up efforts to kick off operations at some of its key assets and help organize what it calls "a highly disorganized and…
February 13, 2018 Mugabe’s fall has veteran miners jockeying for Zimbabwe comeback Mine development stalled under Mugabe, whose policies led to a collapse in the economy and hyperinflation.
February 13, 2018 Gemfields reveals and denies fresh human rights abuse claims in Mozambique As part of Gemfields' philosophy of “total transparency”, the company revealed is facing claims of human rights abuses in Mozambique, where it mines rubies.
February 13, 2018 BHP takes $1.8 billion hit from US tax reform Charge is due to due to cuts in the US Federal corporate income tax rate, the world’s biggest mining company said.
February 12, 2018 Soaring cobalt prices force Samsung SDI to mine metal from old phones The firm is also trying to halve use of cobalt in batteries from around 20% by raising the proportion of nickel, and it will start researching on development of nearly…
February 12, 2018 Russia and Iran to revamp Fordow nuclear facility The Russia-Iran conversations are taking place within the framework of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Tehran’s nuclear program.
February 12, 2018 Suncor Energy hikes stake in Syncrude in $730 million deal Canada's largest energy producer also buys into Norwegian Sea oil project.
February 11, 2018 In Iceland, more energy will be used for bitcoin mining than powering homes Mining bitcoins requires a great deal of computing power which in turn needs a lot of electricity to solve the computational puzzles that reward miners with cryptocurrency.
February 9, 2018 Ten-year yields point to higher commodities: Shelley Goldberg The correlation between commodity price and the 10-year has been strong over time, for a number of reasons.
Taseko wraps Florence build, nears first copper output The Florence copper project in Arizona is moving from build to operations as Taseko lines up its next phase of copper growth. January 13, 2026 | 06:10 am
