India takes first step to end state coal monopoly
India’s Parliament has paved the way for private sector companies to mine coal commercially in the country.
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Here is what India needs to effectively manage gold demand — interview
Somasundaram PR, Managing Director of the World Gold Council India, peels back the underlying weakness of India’s gold trade in an interview with MINING.com.
BHP moves away from iron ore to focus on new darling: copper
Forget iron ore for now, the world’s largest mining company is making a bold bet on copper.
New strike hits Peru’s largest copper mine
Unionized workers at Antamina downed tools at midnight Wednesday.
Move over Alrosa, Rio Tinto wants to drive growth in India’s diamond sector
The miner hinted its 30-year partnership with the Indian diamond industry makes it the best fit to drive the sector’s growth in the country.
Miners in Guatemala to pay ten times more royalties
President Otto Perez Molina has approved a new rule passed by the Congress last week, which rises taxes to transnational miners operating in the country from 1% to 10%.
Hochschild slashes management pay, turns chairman into non-executive
The miner has set out changes to the chairman's role and, as part of its on-going cost cutting program, is further cutting board pay.
Yamana Gold to group Brazil mines under new unit
The miner became the latest company to spin off non-core, underperforming assets.
Glencore’s Glasenberg slams top iron ore producers once again
In his first investor day since buying Xstrata last year, Glencore’s boss highlighted his company’s spread of commodities and took aim at the expansion strategies of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
Diamond demand, prices set to soar in next decade
Financing and marketing are two of the key challenges the industry will have face when trying to keep the global diamond market growing.
Delays hit Gemfields ruby plant as Zambia mine reboots
Commissioning of a second processing plant at the Montepuez ruby mine has been postponed to September due to logistical setbacks.