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Argentinian province to launch mining referendum

A moratorium in place since 2003 bans open-pit mining and the use of cyanide for metal recovery.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 18, 2016 | 1:10 pm

Thermal coal just hit $100 per tonne and may stay this high until 2017

The last time prices for the commodity were this high…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2016 | 8:44 am

Controversy surrounds South African coal mine

Atha-Africa's Yzermyn project sits in the Mabola protected area.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 17, 2016 | 12:22 pm

Caterpillar CEO Oberhelman to step down in March

Jim Umpleby, group president for energy and transportation, will succeed…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2016 | 4:50 am

Cyclones off Western Australia could hike iron ore price

Western Australia, which hosts the Pilbara iron ore belt, has…

Andrew Topf | October 16, 2016 | 4:13 pm

Australia and India to start talks on uranium sales

Government representatives will meet in March.

Kerry Hall | January 21, 2013 | 10:12 pm

Egypt finds highly concentrated natural uranium reserve

Government plans to offer mining contracts to international companies.

Kerry Hall | January 21, 2013 | 8:25 pm

First Uranium receives $25 million from AngloGold

The figure corresponds to the balance of the $335 million sale of its subsidiary Mine Waste Solutions to AngloGold Ashanti in March last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 6:26 pm

South Africa to announce decision on Glencore–Xstrata on Tuesday

South Africa's Competition Tribunal will publish its official decision on the proposed Glencore-Xstrata merger tomorrow.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 5:58 pm

Canada firm as top mining destination: report

Exploration investment in the country reached a record high of $3.9 billion in 2011, with the three territories receiving 22% of the total international spending for the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 3:17 pm

Mongolia stops coking coal exports to China in pricing scrap

Tavan Tolgoi's high-quality coal is being sold to cheaply says CEO.

Frik Els | January 20, 2013 | 2:35 am

Chinese coal equipment fraud burns almost 10% off Caterpillar’s 2012 earnings

China's Siwei mislead Cat over its profitability ahead of takeover.

Frik Els | January 19, 2013 | 8:07 pm

Raking over the Rio coals

A round up of commentary on the CEO switch.

Kerry Hall | January 19, 2013 | 12:19 am

That startlingly bright patch of light in North Dakota visible from outer space

29% of the natural gas that is just flared off.

Michael Allan McCrae | January 18, 2013 | 7:45 pm

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