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Sweden sells its German coal mines

The Swedish government has endorsed a plan by a state-owned enterprise to sell its four German coal mines and assets to Czech investors.

Andrew Topf | July 3, 2016 | 2:58 pm

The decline of coal in three charts

These three charts show how coal went from hero to…

Visual Capitalist | July 3, 2016 | 1:02 pm

Australia’s uranium polluting the Antarctic — scientists

Australia has about 40% of the world's uranium reserves and…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 1, 2016 | 5:05 am

These five coal miners spent $95 million on lobbying before going bankrupt

Report claims that Walter Energy, Patriot Coal, Alpha Natural Resources,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2016 | 6:52 am

Brien Lundin: Brexit underlines currency debasement as the real driver behind gold price appreciation

The Brexit vote to leave the E.U. is bullish for…

Palisade Radio | June 27, 2016 | 1:55 pm

Five must-haves for junior mining companies

Aleksandra Bukacheva, a mining research analyst with Fraser Mackenzie in Toronto, shares her list of likely targets and suitors in the zinc, copper and precious metals spaces.

The Gold Report | September 14, 2012 | 3:47 am

Gold hits 7-month high after QE3

Gold hit an intra-day high of $1.775 shortly before the end of the trading day – a 7-month high and up $240 from its 2012 lows struck in May.

Frik Els | September 13, 2012 | 7:55 pm

More coal mining jobs axed in Australia; Vale joins BHP and Xstrata

Brazilian mining giant Vale has followed the gloomy trend set by BHP and Xstrata by announcing it will lay-off workers at its coal operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2012 | 3:51 pm

Mining outlook for Canada’s North less promising than projected

Sinking global commodity prices have negatively impacted Canada’s North near-future mining outlook, but longer-term prospects for the industry in the three territories remain strong.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2012 | 2:00 pm

BHP scraps plans to dominate Olympic Dam area

BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has scrapped plans to purchase exploratory land in the area adjacent to the Olympic Dam project.

Marc Howe | September 12, 2012 | 6:04 am

Xi’s elusive whereabouts trigger grave concern on eve of China’s leadership transition

The absence of Xi Jinping from several key occasions of state this month has triggered grave concerns about the well-being of China's presumptive heir to power on the eve of the country's decennial leadership transition.

Marc Howe | September 12, 2012 | 5:19 am

December gold settles 1734.9, up $3.10

Gold traded slightly higher Tuesday, reversing some of Monday’s losses as investors await Thursday’s key announcement from the Federal Reserve. Outside markets were slightly positive as well, with the stock indices and energy markets poised for higher closes.

Sean Lusk - Ironbeam | September 11, 2012 | 10:43 pm

As the Euro tumbles, Spaniards look to gold

The unremitting deterioration of the eurozone's sovereign debt landscape continues to fuel uncertainties about the longevity of the euro as a hard currency.

Peter Schiff - Euro Pacific Precious Metals | September 11, 2012 | 10:25 pm

‘The US is more dependent on foreign uranium than foreign oil’ – Amir Adnani

Recently we sat down with Amir Adnani, CEO of Uranium Energy Corp. ($UEC), an American uranium mining company, for a conversation on the nuclear industry eighteen months after the catastrophe at Fukushima which devastated both Japan and most uranium miners’ share prices.

Tommy Humphreys | September 11, 2012 | 8:29 pm

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