Fortescue confirms bid for vast Simandou iron ore deposit

Société Miniere de Boke (SMB) and Singapore's Winning, which is Guinea's biggest bauxite exporter, have also submitted offers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 7, 2019 | 3:48 am

Congo says IMF is considering new financial support

Congo is a leading miner of cobalt, copper, gold, tin and diamonds but remains one of the world's least developed countries.

Reuters | October 6, 2019 | 3:13 pm

Indigenous miner becomes third-largest coal producer in the US

The Navajo Transitional Energy Company purchased all of Cloud Peak Energy’s assets.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 6, 2019 | 2:41 pm

Arsonists attack Ecuagoldmining’s camp in Ecuador

This is not the first time the Río Blanco gold-silver project is targeted.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 6, 2019 | 12:33 pm

Scientists invent world’s strongest silver

The breakthrough promises a new category of materials that can overcome a traditional trade-off in industrial and commercial materials between strength and ability to carry electrical current.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 6, 2019 | 11:16 am

Wall Street’s cold shoulder drives coal veteran to the exit

After running two major coal producers over a decade, Kevin Crutchfield decided it was time to move on when Wall Street began shunning the fuel.

Bloomberg News | October 6, 2019 | 10:08 am

Tesla battery flaw cover-up claim to be evaluated by NHTSA

The petition, filed by a law firm representing Tesla drivers, alleges that Tesla updated battery management software in response to a potential defect that could lead to battery fires.

Bloomberg News | October 4, 2019 | 3:54 pm

Feature: Democratic Republic of Congo in focus

The country’s mining sector has demonstrated a resilience in riding out a long storm of political and regulatory uncertainty, in addition to plummeting commodity prices.

MINING.com Editor | October 4, 2019 | 2:56 pm