Newmont Goldcorp board approves Tanami expansion 2 project

Australia’s most successful mining prospector has warned juniors face unprecedented hurdles to bring projects to market as excessive ­regulation and high start-up costs threaten to derail the next leg of the resources boom.

The liquefied natural gas project planned for Kitimat, B.C., faces an uncertain future.

But prediction of a rise above $100 a tonne in the "near future" may not be enough for smaller producers as the big three flood markets.

Nuclear energy production and waste disposal remain under a ban.

Robyn Lawley, Australian fashion model and environmental campaigner is using social media to protest the approval of a massive new coal mine in Queensland.

Half the firms surveyed by PwC reported an increase in their reserves compared to the previous financial year.

No signs of production slowdown in major coal-exporting countries.

The fund, with just a 5.2% stake in Cliffs, has vowed to sell or spin the miner's international operations.

Gold reserves of 4.2 million ounces at an average grade of 1.22 grams per tonne