Indonesia to control issuance of mining permits under new law

A look back at mining and metals in 2015 through MINING.com's most popular stories of the year.

The site remained on fire on Thursday and the temperature inside the mine “could have reached 1,000 degrees” Celsius (over 1,600 Fahrenheit), according to rescue workers.

Stanmore Coal said it would employ 150 workers when the mine reopens in 2016; half the workforce in place when it closed last year.

The mining equipment maker said business conditions continue to be tough mostly due to a slower-than-expected recovery in the global economy and weak commodity prices.

With the ruling, the massive Carmichael coal mine and rail project has moved one step closer to final approval.

AN INNOVATIVE new water based degreaser, Eliminator, has been launched by leading Australian fine particle management company Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST), as an environmentally safe and effective water based solution to replace potentially hazardous chemical solvent based degreasers.

25-fold investment jump in less than a decade. That's how fast China's gaining control over Africa’s mining industry. And Beijing's only pushing harder now. 

The Canadian Mining Eye index declined 17% during Q3 2015, compared to a 4% gain in Q2 2015.

Speaking at a Facebook booth in Paris.