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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

Coal of Africa soars on Vitol deal

Coal of Africa Limited shares of Coal of Africa were up 12% at 9:54 a.m. ET after the junior coal producer announced it struck a marketing deal to expand its exports of coking and thermal coal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2013 | 3:13 pm

Media hoax wipes $330 million off Whitehaven Coal

Australian Whitehaven Coal Ltd shares went downhill Monday after a fake press release allegedly from the coal miner's major lender, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, claimed it had withdrawn from a $1.3 billion debt facility.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2013 | 2:16 pm

African American religious leaders back uranium ban

Group calls for permanent ban on uranium mining due to health effects

Marc Howe | January 6, 2013 | 1:33 pm

Half of Iran’s post-sanction oil exports headed for China

Four leading Asian economies currently account for almost of Iran's exports of oil

Marc Howe | January 6, 2013 | 2:06 am

Rare earth phone scams fleece credulous UK investors

Cold-call sales reps offer investors dyprosium and yttrium by the kilo

Marc Howe | January 6, 2013 | 1:36 am

Australians want to put the brakes on foreign ownership of mining interests

New survey reveals significant anti-foreign sentiment

Marc Howe | January 4, 2013 | 9:39 pm

Australian coal industry remains dour as it becomes world’s most costly producer

Australia's coal industry shed more than 8,000 jobs in the past six months

Marc Howe | January 4, 2013 | 8:05 pm

Colombia’s Cerrejon exceeds coal exports and production targets for 2012

The operation —a joint venture between BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP), Anglo American (LON:AAL) and Xstrata (LON:XTA)— produced 34.6 million tons of coal last year, 4% more than the projected 33.3 million tons and exported 32.8 million tons, 2.5% over the 32 million ton target.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2013 | 5:32 pm

Canada’s need for more pipeline capacity a ‘real concern,’ says natural resources minister

Canada risks stranding its resource bounty unless it adds new pipeline capacity to the West Coast, eastern provinces and the U.S., says Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, who believes the issue will be one of the biggest items on his plate in 2013.

Calgary Herald | January 4, 2013 | 2:56 pm

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