North America

One of the largest copper mines in Africa is increasing production at its open pit operation by employing a fleet of 200-tonne haul trucks with overhead trolley-assist specially designed for long, steep, uphill climb conditions. Duratray SDBAmong the fleet...

The southern cutback to the existing Belinau open pit at Sumatra Copper & Gold’s Tembang project has advanced as planned with the first underground development drive now into high grade gold and silver-bearing ore on Level 1. The re-optimized...

This is Hillary Clinton $30bn plan to save coal miners US Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, doesn’t believe in coal mining, but she is willing to spend $30 billion on a plan aimed at...

Defence of West Virginia's former 'King of Coal' rests without calling witnesses The defence of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, the man once known as West Virginia's 'King of Coal,’ and that now faces charges of conspiring to break...

Ex-Massey Energy CEO's fate in hands of West Virginia jury Members of a West Virginia jury have began deliberating the fate of former Massey Energy’s chief executive, Don Blankenship, who faces charges related to a deadly 2010 coal mine...

While commodities are mired in the worst slump in a generation and all the market wants to hear is that the worst is already over, O Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) warns prices may fall even further. Unless demand picks up...

Bacanora’s lithium project in Mexico three times richer than thoughtThe project is located 180 km northeast of Hermosillo in the Mexican state of Sonora. Canada and London-listed Bacanora Minerals (TSX-V:BCN) (LON:BCN) saw it shares gain almost 4.7% on Monday...