Japan gets the green light to mine coal in Mozambique The mine, scheduled to start operating in 2016, is expected to produce 5 million tonnes of coking coal a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2013 | 1:13 pm
Newmont mulls taking Peru’s Conga money elsewhere Miner may reallocate capital to development alternatives in Australia, Ghana, Indonesia and Nevada. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2013 | 4:45 pm
Rio Tinto’s Walsh hits the gas pedal, puts Aussie coal assets up for sale Deal it is expected to fetch around $3 billion. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2013 | 2:14 pm
Over $60,000 worth of copper wire stolen in Utah leaves highway in the dark Largest copper heist in Utah memory affected a stretch of Salt Lake City highway. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2013 | 12:58 pm
Australia grants environmental permit to first uranium mine in the country’s west It will be the country’s sixth uranium producer, but the first in Western Australia. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2013 | 4:50 pm
Fresh delays hit Glencore-Xstrata $76 billion mega merger New deadline for completion is May 2. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2013 | 12:56 pm
Gold mining at former Stalin prisoners’ camps in Russia still attracts hundreds Gold mining in Russia's Kolyma is far from over. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2013 | 5:40 pm
Canada’s mining sector fails to book a single IPO so far this year First time this has happened in a decade. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2013 | 4:27 pm
UK puts a $4.6bn price tag on Urenco stake Potential buyers could include Canada’s Cameco, Toshiba, France's Areva and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2013 | 2:12 pm
SEC dismisses copper manufacturers’ complaints against JPMorgan ETF SEC's statement makes it easier for the bank to launch its debated product. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2013 | 1:47 pm