January 17, 2017 First shipment of iron ore from Vale’s new S11D mine en route to Asia The company has loaded 26,500 tonnes of iron ore onto three ships at the company's port of Ponta de Madeira.
January 17, 2017 These are the African countries investors should pay attention to New report says the underlying question for investors lies on the risk/reward balance — whether outstanding geology beats corruption and security issues.
January 17, 2017 CIM, SME, EduMine partnership expands premium courses reach The three partners are now allowing members to access a vast arrange of peer-reviewed courses via the respective Campus, at membership enrollment prices.
January 16, 2017 Rare earth miner to list Burundi project on London Stock Exchange Rainbow Rare Earths wants to raise £5.7m to dust off and restart the Gakara mine in the landlocked east African country,
January 16, 2017 Scientists say mining e-waste may be an economical option The Canadian team says recovering metals such as copper and rare earths from LED lights may turn to be an economical option soon.
January 16, 2017 McEwen gold output slightly down in 2016, but liquid assets doubled Annual consolidated production in 2016 was 145,530 gold equivalent ounces, down from the 154,529 gold equivalent ounces mined in 2015, but liquid assets now worth $64 million.
January 16, 2017 Atlas Copco to split in two, appoints new CEO The Swedish company plans to list its mining tools division by 2018 in the biggest-ever shakeup of the group, which could spark takeover interest.
January 15, 2017 Everyone wants Kate Middleton’s diamond ring Eager Chinese and Russian buyers are requesting replicas of the the sapphire and diamond engagement ring.
January 15, 2017 Copper to be best performing commodity of 2017 — analysts Experts and industry actors interviewed by MINING.com see prices picking up this year, driven by declining supplies and the prospect of increased demand coming from construction, electric vehicles and other…
January 13, 2017 Europe in favour of oil sands-friendly deal with Canada Lawmakers have voted in favour of pushing ahead with a trade deal that would allow Canadian oil sand producers to export more crude to the old continent.
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