After months of intense debate among mining companies, environmentalists, local groups and church leaders, the government of the Philippines has decided to increase royalties from mining companies.

PMI Gold announced that it has entered into an agreement with Midras to acquire the mining lease to the Company's flagship gold project in Ghana.

Candente Copper will be allowed to resume its exploration and feasibility drilling at its Canariaco project in Peru, after the local community of San Juan De Kañaris voted in favour of granting surface access to the company on Sunday.

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is pouring $26 million to local training in the face of an increasing opposition to the company's workforce plans to hire foreign workers.

New research released Monday indicates that listed mining and resources companies across the world are keen to comply with the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which were officially adopted one year ago, but must keep up the momentum in order to maintain public confidence in their efforts.

Black lung disease, the common name for underground coal worker’s pneumoconiosis, is now linked to workers who take part in surface coal mining, according to an investigation by NPR News.

Bolivian Labour Minister, Daniel Santalla, signed an agreement on Sunday with the leaders of the Andean local community of Malku Khota who were holding five employees of Canadian South American Silver captive.

Jim Rogers, the legendary commodity investor tells CNBC the 20% pullback in the price of gold from record highs in August last year may not have run its course.

News from unnamed sources that quoted unnamed analysts that China has started stockpiling rare earths had the industry buzzing this week.