Grasberg mine cleared to reopen by Indonesian government "Permission has been granted to begin milling and open pit operations but not yet for underground operations." MINING.com Editor | June 23, 2013 | 10:12 pm
EMED Mining awarded exploration license by Andalucian government The Aguilas Two Licence area has an aggregate surface area of 52 square kilometres and is located approximately 8 kilometres from the Company’s wholly-owned Rio Tinto Copper Project. MINING.com Editor | June 23, 2013 | 8:17 pm
Japan chasing China with $32 billion African resource push The island nation will look to secure a steady supply of African natural gas, oil and rare earth metals. MINING.com Editor | June 23, 2013 | 5:10 pm
China to overtake India in gold consumption thanks to 6.6 million bridal gifts "Some 10 million weddings take place every year in China." MINING.com Editor | June 22, 2013 | 10:14 pm
INFOGRAPHIC: Is deep sea mining worth the risk? The pros and cons of extraction from the seabed. MINING.com Editor | June 21, 2013 | 12:30 am
First Nations in Ontario’s resource-rich ‘Ring of Fire’ to receive negotiation boost Former Liberal Party of Canada interim leader Bob Rae will represent nine First Nations groups. MINING.com Editor | June 21, 2013 | 12:24 am
Breaking: Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi delayed again "Rio and its partners have invested $6.5 billion in the first phase of the project." MINING.com Editor | June 20, 2013 | 11:35 pm
Photo of the day: girl with big CAT Beauty and the beast. MINING.com Editor | June 20, 2013 | 7:00 pm
A closer look: NASA rover offers 1.3 billion-pixel views of Mars "The Curiosity rover is the next best thing to sending a geologist to Mars." MINING.com Editor | June 20, 2013 | 2:10 am
Oyu Tolgoi to ship first copper this Friday "We are now ready to ship Oyu Tolgoi’s very first copper concentrate to international markets." MINING.com Editor | June 20, 2013 | 1:36 am