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Miners wrote off almost one-third of investments over last decade

From the $939bn invested in major projects between 2008 and 2017, the world’s top 40 mining companies by market cap. wrote-off $273bn or 29% of the initial capital outlay.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2018 | 3:43 am

Trade war spills into uranium as U.S. weighs import tariffs

The Trump administration began an investigation into whether uranium imports threaten national security, a move that may lead to tariffs on the nuclear power plant fuel.

Reuters | July 18, 2018 | 11:03 am

BHP posts record annual iron ore output, beats Q4 forecasts

Shares in the miner jumped more than 3% after both quarterly and full-year production rose 3% on improved productivity.

Reuters | July 18, 2018 | 5:38 am

Peru unit of Plateau Energy finds one of ‘world’s largest’ lithium resource

Company plans to complete a feasibility study next year, which will reveal whether the proposed $800 million, underground lithium-uranium mine can and should be built.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2018 | 3:14 am

Earth holds quadrillion tonnes of diamonds deep beneath its surface

Getting to them would take technology far beyond what we currently have at our disposal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2018 | 1:15 am

Oldest nuclear plant in the U.S. to disappear by the end of the century

Even though the closure of the 50-year-old plant will take place by the end of 2018, it will take much longer to completely shut it down.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 7, 2018 | 2:01 pm

S. Africa seeks re-opening of shuttered mines to boost economy

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe believes mines on care and maintenance are bad for the economy.

Bloomberg News | July 5, 2018 | 6:40 am

Spanish cattle farmers are worrying about nearby uranium mines

The company says it will become a key supplier of fuel as governments recognize the role nuclear power will play in efforts to promote ways to generate power that cause less pollution.

Bloomberg News | July 3, 2018 | 11:41 am

The quest to find a trillion-dollar nuclear fuel on the moon

India's equivalent of NASA will launch a rover in October to explore virgin territory on the lunar surface and determine the potential for mining a source of waste-free nuclear energy that could be worth trillions of dollars.

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2018 | 5:21 am

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