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Mining major Glencore has announced plans to sell some of its nickel and cobalt projects due to lower prices.     The company's decision comes soon after it announced its aim to focus on returning cash to shareholders.  ...

Mining major Glencore has announced plans to sell some of its nickel and cobalt projects due to lower prices.     The company's decision comes soon after it announced its aim to focus on returning cash to shareholders.  ...

An underground gas explosion at the Xingyun Colliery in China has killed at least ten mine workers.   According to reports from state-run Xinhua news agency, the explosion occurred at the mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and the...

BHP Billiton has proposed to name its demerged company as South32, which will hold its non-core assets worth about $15bn.   The company plans to bring its aluminium, nickel, silver and coal divisions into a separate entity to improve...

Nigeria is bound to lose an approximate amount of US$ 25bn in the coming one year if they fail to recover from slumping oil prices.   With the oil per barrel price standing at US$ 68.53 currently against...

GW4 Alliance has initiated a new research project that uses algae to harvest precious heavy metals and produce biofuel while cleaning up water at a Cornish tin mine. GW4 consists of South West and Wales' research-intensive universities, Bath,...

New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating the state-owned Cobbora Holding Company (CHC) over improper asbestos storage at four sites in the state's central-west area.   Following the demolition of houses on land near Dunedoo owned by...