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Brazil mine accident puts tailings ponds safety back in the hot spotThe next time a mining company decides against dry-stacking as a too-costly alternative to tailings ponds, its directors and shareholders may want to consider what a tailings pond...

The price of iron ore fell to within shouting distance of all-time lows on Tuesday as worries about oversupply continue to dog the market and steel prices in top consumer China fall to record lows. Benchmark 62% Fe import...

The Norwegian mining subsidiary of Australia's Northern Iron Ltd will file for bankruptcy by the end of the day, Northern Iron told a new conference on Wednesday. Sydvaranger Gruve AS, which according to its website had 400 employees, was...

With Japan finally restarting some of its nuclear reactor fleet (two reactors have come online since August) and China continuing its breakneck reactor build-out (with 29 reactors in operation and 22 under construction), the one commodity in the natural resource...

D1Rio Tinto’s spectacular 2015 Pink Diamonds Tender collection of 65 rare pink and red diamonds from its Argyle diamond mine has delivered an exceptional result, reflecting global demand and sustained price growth. The Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, known as...

China has permitted 155 coal-fired power plants this year or about four per week, says Greenpeace in a recently published study. If all the coal plants get built, they will have a total capacity of 123 gigawatts, equivalent to...

Some asteroids are packed with minerals valued in the trillions of dollars.US Congress grants citizens rights to own asteroid-mined riches After months of deliberation, the U.S. Congress has unanimously passed a legislation that establishes legal rights for citizens to...