A new Ernest & Young report says mining is poised for strong growth this year, thanks to soaring commodity prices backed by […]

Wardrop’s 43-101 report suggests the mine life of the Pebble copper-gold-moly project could span from 25 to 78 years, yielding billions of […]

Gold has risen every year of the last ten and, after a short breather in January, seems to be continuing its rise. But, while many investors still view gold as the ultimate safe haven in times of change and unrest, there are some that believe returns may be better elsewhere.

A further rise in crude oil prices will dampen copper prices, though demand from key buyers in China, the United States and Europe so far looks solid, a senior executive at the world's top copper producer Codelco said on Wednesday.

The Brazilian mining giant said iron ore production from the Zogota mine will have a capacity of 15m tonnes in 2012 before […]

China’s environmental protection agency has vowed to curb heavy metal pollution in a bid to cut widespread industrial contaminants like lead that […]

SA President Jacob Zuma and Mines Minister  Susan Shabangu are expected to preside over the official launch of the African Exploration Mining […]

In an effort to beef up its oil and gas business, the miner announced it was buying Chesapeake Energy’s shale gas interests […]

A two-year time-out on thousands of mining claims near the Grand Canyon will expire this summer. The U.S Department of the Interior […]

Zambia's Central Bank reckons the major copper producing country's output will rise around 10% to 9000,000 tonnes in 2011 LUSAKA (Reuters) - Copper output in Zambia, Africa's leading producer of the metal, is expected rise to 900,000 tonnes in 2011 from

Strong platinum and palladium prices have led to a sharp rise in Impala Platinum’s half-year profits. The world’s second largest platinum miner […]

While South Africa still dominates the platinum sector in terms of ounces in the ground, platinum miners are increasingly focused on the […]