Congo mining regulations to be signed into law on Friday — mines minister

No money for iron ore.

It’s a common stat in the sector: only 1 in 1,000 discoveries becomes a mine. But David Harquail, president and CEO of Franco-Nevada, takes that sobering fact one step farther.

The company's Skouries project is one of the biggest foreign investments in Greece.

The decision caps off a dreadful month for South Australia’s mining sector.

The technique, known as biomining, is already being tested here on Earth as a sustainable treatment of ores and mine waste.

The smart money is waiting for fire sale prices before jumping into metals and mining. Or worse; has simply lost interest in the sector.

The firm became the first major mining company to openly accept the toll that slumping commodity prices are taking on the global industry.

The miner, one of the biggest exporters of South African coal, may re-open those operations if economic conditions improve.

Chief Executive Lourenco Goncalves said restructuring proceedings have begun in Montreal and sale options will be explored.