South African judge clears path for Ivanhoe Mines’ Platreef mine development
Judge revoked an interim order that prevented the company from relocating graves present at its Platreef platinum group metals mine, in Limpopo Province.
Judge revoked an interim order that prevented the company from relocating graves present at its Platreef platinum group metals mine, in Limpopo Province.
Aside from iron, manganese is the most essential mineral in the production of steel. Which makes manganese the fourth largest traded metal commodity.
US copper giant to be given temporary exemption under new mining rules to resume copper exports from Grasberg mine.
Government is considering to extend the miner a temporary permit, valid for up to six months, which would pave the way for Freeport to resume exports from Grasberg.
Readers may be surprised to learn that precious metals mines are well behind two uranium cash cows.
Indonesia's concentrate export ban, new ownership rules and licence conversion worry investors in Arizona copper giant.
Gold price to drop 8% in 2017 according to bank's January Commodities Outlook, but industrial metals face much better prospects.
The company, Africa's largest iron ore producer, expects profits to more than double this year on the back of higher iron ore prices and a weak rand.
In the pursuit of gold and other rare metals, mining operators are beginning to explore far-flung sites — from the depths of our oceans to outer space.
Every once in a while, a previously underappreciated metal rises to prominence.