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Giant mine spewing waste for decades turns into battleground

Every year, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. dumps tens of millions of tons of mining waste into the Ajkwa River system in Indonesia. The company has been doing it for decades, and is demanding the right to keep at it for decades to come.

Bloomberg News | June 5, 2018 | 5:00 am

About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study

The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2018 | 3:45 am

GO GOLD! Inflationary tariffs could supercharge the yellow metal

"What I can say with full confidence, though, is that…

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | June 4, 2018 | 3:22 pm

Vietnam sets out green ambitions with bold targets for solar, rare earth

Vietnam is aiming to increase the use of household solar…

Reuters | June 4, 2018 | 1:04 pm

Metals merry-go-round: hiring picks up as prices recover

More hires are expected as brokers eye opportunities from China’s…

Reuters | June 4, 2018 | 11:40 am

Woulfe Mining is raising $20 million to reopen South Korean tungsten mine

Woulfe Mining (TSX-V) is raising $20 million to reopen one of the world’s largest tungsten resources. The company announced on Wednesday that […]

Michael Allan McCrae | June 7, 2012 | 3:45 am

10-year review critiques the mining industry’s sustainability

The IIED report urges the sector to move from improving its standards in principle to actually implementing them in practice.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2012 | 1:50 am

Churchill’s legal problems a warning to others in Indonesia

After having their assets seized without due compensation, the London based Churchill Mining, filed a law suit against the island nation for $1.8 billion.

Joshua Zapf | June 7, 2012 | 12:20 am

Global mining industry profits and shares went different ways in 2011: PwC

Consulting firm says the top 40 global mining firms earned a record profit of $133 billion last year driven mainly by iron ore, however their market capitalization fell by 25%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2012 | 2:29 pm

Discovery of world’s largest tungsten mine sends Chinese stocks skyrocketing

Shares of China's tungsten companies climbed on Wednesday after the country’s Ministry of Land and Resources announced the discovery of the world's largest tungsten mine in east province of Jiangxi.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2012 | 1:34 pm

Ross Beaty laments Argentina, says the commodity supercycle is still intact

Ross Beaty, the founder of Pan America Silver and Equinox Resources, is not cowed by the bad economic news. He looks at the markets and still sees opportunity.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 6, 2012 | 6:16 am

Are Indian consumers really falling out of love with gold? – Survey

Gold demand in India, one of the world's leading buyers, is likely to fall by at least 4% in volume in 2012, as higher inflation trims disposable local income, according to the latest research report by Morgan Stanley.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2012 | 2:24 pm

Potash stocks led by Mosaic and Potash Corp. hit annual lows on financial worries

Stocks of major fertilizer producers Mosaic and Potash Corp hit their lowest levels in almost two years on Monday, in what is considered yet another sign the commodity “supercycle” is gearing down as slower global growth cools demand.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2012 | 10:16 am

Mining policy vacuum in Philippines is stifling investment

The national government should promptly address uncertainties now hounding the mining industry due to the former’s unclear policy towards the sector the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines says.

Business World | June 4, 2012 | 6:48 pm

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