September 28, 2016

Newmont responds to independent report on land dispute in Peru

The complex land dispute between members of the Chaupe family and Yanacocha remains a concern for Newmont, the company said.

September 28, 2016

US miner goes after rare earths in the Cook Islands

Texas-based Ocean Minerals says the area is also rich in scandium, a key ingredient for making an extremely light, strong, corrosion resistant, heat tolerant and weldable alloy.

September 28, 2016

Coal rally puts the brakes on asset sales in sector

Prices above $200 a tonne are suddenly making companies that mine the steel-making commodity more unattractive.

September 28, 2016

Newmont’s own investigation shows it violated international standards, and its own

Denver-based Newmont Mining “prioritized eviction and litigation over dialogue” in its fight to acquire Goldman Prize winner Máxima Chaupe’s land in Peru.

September 27, 2016

Stacked Perovskite/CIGS solar module achieves unprecedented efficiency

The thin-film solar module stack made up of perovskite and Copper Indium Gallium Selenide has a conversion efficiency of 17.8%.

September 27, 2016

Kazakhstan’s gold and foreign currency reserves reach $30.71 billion

Assets of the National Fund stand at $64.85 billion.

September 26, 2016

Nord Gold to join 1 million ounce club

After a difficult first half, Nord Gold's now set up for over 1.2moz per year after start-up at Bouly mine in West Africa and major Russian development.

September 25, 2016

Poland copper mine cave-in claims two lives

The accident happened at the Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine when part of a ceiling collapsed.

September 24, 2016

Caterpillar sees green shoots in mining, but sales far from picking up

The equipment maker is currently spending most of its R&D budget in its digital area, which aims to help miners reduce the amount of machinery needed at operations.

September 23, 2016

Dutch parliament votes to close down country’s coal industry

The Dutch parliament has voted for a 55% cut in CO2 emissions by 2030, which would require the closure of all the country’s coal-fired power plants.