Southern Gold, Bluebird granted permit for first major new mine in South Korea in over 15 years

Capital spending by the world's largest miners since 2010 amounted to $632 billion – 32% of which has now been written off says new report.

An official endorsement of such mission would pave the way for several other for-profit space ventures currently in the works.

The project, renamed NuevaUnion, would be one of the largest copper-gold-molybdenum mines ever-developed in Latin America.

Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.

The project, which began in February 2016, consisted in the rehabilitation and improvement of the extraction capability of shaft #3 as well as improvement of infrastructure, security and preparation of prospective mining areas at levels 2 to 4 of the mine.

Scientists say the high manufacturing quality of the blade in comparison with other simple-shaped artefacts suggests a significant mastery of iron working in the Egyptian boy king's time.

$11 million regional drilling program defining Bisha camp in east Africa as a world-class multi-deposit volcanogenic massive sulphide district.

Caterpillar will support MINExpo 2016 with an exhibit showcasing machines, technology, expertise and practical knowledge that miners can apply to help address their cost, productivity and efficiency challenges in today’s mining environment.

US class-action lawsuit accused world's top gold producer of distorting facts related to mothballed $8.5 billion gold and silver project in South America.