Lynas shares jump on deal for US rare earth plant

“We have a strong sense of urgency,” chief executive Andrew Mackenzie told reporters following the company’s annual general meeting in Melbourne.

MPi, a recruitment and human resources business based in Australia, asked those who work in the industry. Here's what they said.

More than in the past, the population is divided on whether globalization is a force for good or not.

According to the UN Environment Program's latest report, most of the 40 significant mine waste accidents in the past decade have involved dams or other storage areas that failed.

All over the world, it seems, geologists are revisiting old mine plans in a collective new zinc rush.

BMI predicts that iron ore prices will remain on a long-term gradual downtrend until at least 2021.

It's the eighth diamond of over 100 carats recovered this year, and the seventh in just 2.5 years of commercial mining.

The mining veteran could face competition from internal candidates, including former head of UK gas company Centrica, Sam Laidlaw, who now sits on Rio’s board.

The leader of the Villavieja de Yeltes municipality is planning to rent buses so that people can attend the rally.