August 15, 2017 Search for four missing workers trapped at Russia’s Alrosa mine fails Water level makes it "too risky" for rescuers to try accesing area where miners were believed to be when the accident happened.
August 14, 2017 UK lithium start-up gets $1.3 million to build new mine in Cornwall Claims that Cornwall is sitting on a multibillion-dollar lithium bonanza will soon be tested as newcomer Cornish Lithium has now enough money to start exploring the region.
August 14, 2017 Alrosa to keep 2017 output target unchanged despite Mir accident The world’s top diamond producer by output in carats still expects to produce about 39 million carats this year.
August 14, 2017 Stellar Diamonds extends sale of Guinea assets, refinances loan The diamond miner decided to offload those units to focus on its Tongo-Tonguma project in Sierra Leone, which has the potential to generate earnings of $45 million a year.
August 13, 2017 Ancient coins show how empire shifted from Carthage to Rome A study of Roman coins has shown how the defeat of Hannibal and the Carthaginian empire led to coinage spreading across the Roman Empire from silver mines in Spain.
August 11, 2017 Coal mine shuts down in Spain due to lack of clients La Escondida was the last project of its type in the Castilla and León region
August 9, 2017 Glencore secures leases for Wandoan coal project, environmentalists react The Anglo–Swiss multinational secured the first mining leases for its $7 billion Wandoan coal project in Queensland’s Surat Basin
August 8, 2017 Gold could be used in cancer treatment, researchers say Tiny flecks of gold could be used in the fight against cancer
August 7, 2017 Mining industry can now predict opposition to projects before it’s too late Chalkstone was born out of counter-insurgency tactics used by troops in Afghanistan, but its unique methodology is now being used by miners, which can map-out power structures and counter the…
August 4, 2017 Michelangelo’s unrealised marble dream comes true in Italian quarry In 1517, Michelangelo climbed Mount Altissimo in Tuscany and found the marble of his dreams.
US proposed SECURE Act aims to offset China’s grip on critical minerals Bill would establish a Strategic Resilience Reserve to support domestic production and processing of minerals vital to electrification, clean energy and national defense. January 20, 2026 | 01:11 pm
