The three presentations I attended provided some good advice for investors looking to invest in gold and uranium companies.

Bloomberg reports that Ivanplats Ltd., an Africa-focused mining company controlled by billionaire CEO Robert Friedland, may seek up to $1 billion in an IPO.

An accident at a West Virginia coal mine has claimed the life of a 44-year-old man.

African Iron's board has recommended shareholders accept a $338 million takeover offer from Exxaro first announced on Jan. 11, The Australian reports:

A Canadian oilsands company, Sunshine Oilsands, is turning to the Hong Kong stock exhange in hopes of raising between $500 million and $700 million through an IPO.

Quadra FNX Mining (TSX:QUX) has updated the resource at its Victoria Mine in Ontario, Canada.

The Summit mine in southwest New Mexico is ramping up to commercial production this month.

Why don't diamonds burn up in the Earth's crust? Wired Science reports on new research revealing the secret behind the rapid ascent of diamonds as they are pushed up from deep below Earth's surface.

Platts news service is reporting that Kinder Morgan, a pipeline company, and Ambre Energy will submit proposals to build coal export facilities at Port St. Helens, Oregon.

Zambia Daily Mail is reporting that a mining licence will soon be issued for a lead-zinc mine.

Sandvik AB is announcing more job cuts due to restructuring.

The debate over the use of coal in Britain is heating up. Reuters reports a British company, Clean Coal UK, is planning to mine an estimated billion tonnes of coal off the Welsh coast using underground coal gasification.