October 24, 2016 Mining robots key to colonizing Mars — Elon Musk He envisions people living in big glass-carbon fiber domes on the surface, with additional areas mined out below the surface by robots for "industrial" uses.
October 24, 2016 Decision on coal mine close to UK reserve ‘could spell end’ to industry Banks Group’s Highthorn coal mine would provide about 100 jobs during its five-year operation, with no mining activity planned within 500 metres of Druridge Bay beach.
October 24, 2016 Gold Fields to spend $1.4 billion prolonging Ghana mine life The investment will extend the life of the mine by eight years to 2024, in which the firm expects to produce 1.56 million ounces of gold there.
October 21, 2016 Canada’s Ajax mine could cost $100 million in lawsuits: Mining Watch Taking as an example what’s happening at the Malartic mine in Quebec, the watchdog presented “conservative estimates” on possible actions against the gold and copper project in B.C.
October 21, 2016 Atlas Copco’s campaign wows advertisers Watch a Simba S7 pocketing six balls in six pockets with one stroke of the cue.
October 21, 2016 Acacia Mining soars after revising gold output forecast up Stock climbed 12.94%, closing the session at 529p.
October 21, 2016 Refiners lash out at regulators plans to force banks cover gold holdings Under the new rules, banks will need a higher ratio of longer term, more pricey funding against the precious metal on their balance sheets, they argue.
October 21, 2016 Mexico’s mining sector to reach $17.8bn by 2020 on the back of silver, zinc prices The country's sector, dominated by precious metals and zinc, will be well-positioned for the expected price outperformance of these commodities, shows new report.
October 20, 2016 Glencore sells Australia coal rail unit for $874 million With the deal, the Swiss group is only a step away from meeting chief executive Ivan Glasenberg’s target of $5bn in assets sales this year.
October 20, 2016 Done deal: Centerra Gold buys Thompson Creek for $1.1 billion With the deal Centerra gets its hands on Mount Milligan, a large mine in British Columbia and reduces its reliance on Kumtor mine, in Kyrgyzstan, for cash flow.
Freeport says it’s on track to restart Grasberg mine after deadly mudslide The company declared force majeure on its Indonesian shipments in late September, estimating output would be curbed well into 2026. January 22, 2026 | 10:58 am
