US-based silver miner Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) says 2011 production remains within the company's estimates, and it expects to produce nine million ounces of silver despite a spate of mining accidents.

HudBay Mineral's (TSE:HBM) Reed copper project in Manitoba got the go ahead from the company's board of directors on Monday.

Virginia voters are split like an atom on the issue of uranium mining as 43 percent say mining should be allowed because of economic benefits while 41 percent are opposed because of environmental concerns, according to Quinnipiac University poll release today.

LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The inflows into gold-backed exchange-traded funds that helped drive bullion demand sharply higher during the financial crisis […]

The mining sector, which accounts for 5% of the $1.4 trillion economy, is beset with hurdles, with declining mining activity impacting state finances.

An underground coal mine proposed for near Margaret River in Western Australia has been rejected by the state's environment minister.

The ETeCoS3 (Environemental Technologies for Contaminated Solids, Soils and Sediments) Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate has 12 open PhD positions in a variety of research topics relating to contaminated soil, metallurgical wastes and more. For more information about topics and the application process, visit the ETeCoS3 website.

A highly anticipated National Academy of Sciences report on uranium mining concluded Monday that Virginia must overcome "steep hurdles" before it can assure that a rich deposit of the radioactive ore can be safely extracted and processed.

A feasibility study released Wednesday for the Ajax copper-gold project estimates the capital costs at $795 million.