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Seabed mining approved in New Zealand despite environmentalists’ concerns

Trans-Tasman is now allowed to recover resources from the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 11, 2017 | 7:02 am

Indian centenary iron ore mine goes solar

Tata Steel has just inaugurated India’s first solar power project located at an iron ore mine

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 10, 2017 | 6:38 pm

Iron ore price makes fresh high above $70

Iron ore price has surged by more than 40% in less than two months as Chinese steelmakers chase high-grade imports.

Frik Els | August 10, 2017 | 4:14 pm

China aluminium soars due to capacity closures

The news around China’s pollution crackdown spiked investors concerns

MINING.com Editor | August 10, 2017 | 12:03 am

Cooking oil could help clean up mercury at mining sites, researchers say

Researchers worked out a way for a canola oil polymer to trap mercury metal, mercury vapour and organo-mercury compounds

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 9, 2017 | 10:00 am

Good and bad news from Japan-China oil sands projects in Canada

On the bright side, the companies have started production of ultra-heavy crude oil at their Hangingstone Oil Sands Project in Alberta

MINING.com Editor | August 8, 2017 | 6:09 pm

Sumitomo Metal Mining exits Solomon Islands nickel exploration project

Japan's Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd. said on Tuesday it will exit from a nickel exploration project in the Solomon Islands because of slumping nickel prices and the loss of a legal dispute over mining rights in the country.

Reuters | August 8, 2017 | 9:59 am

Kashmir coal mine collapses killing five

The accident happened in Kashmir

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 7, 2017 | 12:27 pm

Chile’s Caserones copper mine close to reach full capacity after weather forced 3-week shutdown

The mine, which began producing in May 2014, has suffered a series of technical problems in its ramp-up phase.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 3, 2017 | 4:56 am

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