The past-producing Hemerdon tungsten mine moved a step closer to re-opening after the project's developer secured 55 million pounds in bank loans.

First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM), is going to court over a disputed labour agreement at its Zambia copper mine, after talks between the company and unions collapsed.

RepRisk, a provider of business intelligence on environmental, social and governance risks, released a report this week on the 10 most controversial mining companies of 2011.

Zinc fundamentals in China look promising according to a new report sourced by Intierra.

Aurizon Mines slipped 2% today on news that the gold miner is cutting production in 2012.

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc will produce 80 million pounds less copper and 125,000 ounces less gold due to labour strife at the company's Grasberg mine in Indonesia.

Luxury jewellery retailer and miner Harry Winston Diamond Corp. is one of several potential buyers of BHP Billiton's Ekati diamond mine in the Canadian north, according to media reports Wednesday.

The Canadian Natural Resources Minister defended the oilsands sector against attacks by the European Union today in Kuwait.

A respected diamond expert says that an influx of "recycled" diamonds entering the market could depress prices of the precious stones and hurt diamond miners.

Woulfe Mining was off 8.5% to trade at 32 cents on the Canadian venture exchange today despite delivering a preliminary economic assessment for its Muguk gold project in Korea.

Hope for the beleaguered iron ore sector has come in the form of higher prices and signs that steel demand is picking up in China, Reuters reports.

Which country is home to the richest diamond mines? If you said Canada, you'd be close, and if you said Botswana or South Africa, you'd be right on the money. Rediff.com compiled a list of the world's richest diamond mines and not surprisingly, 6 out of 10 are in Africa.