The mine, in Australia's New South Wales was closed on Wednesday after a fire broke out in the mine Coal miner Xstrata on Friday said it was too early to say when it could reopen Australia's Blakefield South coal mine, which has been shut down due to a

The National Mining Association says it is concerned with the speed at which new safety laws are being planned, as many rest on technical studies that require significant review Planned new U.S. mine safety rules, following a blast that killed 29 men

The big open interest sell-off in commodity markets in the US. was mainly in agricultural sector offset by a rise in OI positions in metals and energy sector The biggest one-day sell-off in commodity markets for seven weeks on Tuesday resulted in an

(Vancouver) Hard Creek Nickel Corporation (TSX-HNC) released results today from locked cycle tests on the new composite sample ( Sample 10-265) collected from the recently drilled Hole 10-265 in the Horsetrail Zone of the Company's 100% owned Turnagain

Prodigy Gold Incorporated is pleased to announce additional assay results from its core sampling program at its 100% owned Magino Mine project located in Ontario.

Analyst for La Salle Futures Group in Chicago says recent decline in gold price could continue down to 200 day moving average in the $1260s Gold, which capped the biggest two- day drop in 11 months yesterday, may extend declines to the lowest price since

China Yunnan Copper reports a significant drill intercept of heavy rare earths at its Mt. Dorothy prospect in north-west Queensland SYDNEY - With a significant heavy rare earth element intercept at the China Yunnan Copper Australia (ASX: CYU) Mount

The group says the mine in British Columbia produced more than 90m pounds of copper in 2010 and that this number will increase once a bottleneck in the ore feed system is cleared Taseko Mines (TKO.TO: Quote) said on Wednesday that its Gibraltar mine in

The hearings by the Ontario Securities regulators will address whether Nunavut is capable of carrying out its C$1.45 per share offer for 60% of the iron ore miner TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian security regulators will hear arguments on Thursday for

The miner says no miners were caught underground and no injuries have been reported from the fire that erupted on Wednesday afternoon at the mine in New South Wales SYDNEY (Reuters) - A fire has caused Australia's Blakefield South coal mine in New South

Europe's largest dry bulk port terminal in Rotterdam has commissioned Sandvik's bulk materials handling division to supply a 6,000 t/h shiploader.

The Japanese government has set aside $650m in its budget for the financial year starting in April to secure supplies of the metals both from abroad and at home. (Reuters) - Japan's government has set aside 53.3 billion yen ($650 million) in its budget