Rehabilitation of over 50,000 abandoned mines in Australia to hit taxpayers

Giant miner Xstrata has set Sep. 7 as the day for its shareholders to vote on the $26 billion takeover by Glencore, giving the commodities trader six weeks to reach an agreement on the conditions.

This year could be the best for manganese producers, the 4th most traded metal in the world, according to Visual Capitalist.

Unionized workers of Durango Sate in Mexico, forced Canadian miner Excellon Resources to halt its operations at San Pedro mine after over 70 union members occupied the facilities last night.

The core teachers’ union of Zimbabwe has demanded the proceeds of diamond sales be spent on their wages and on improving current working conditions.

Canadian junior Kennady Diamonds Inc. announced Tuesday the plan of arrangement between the company and Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. is now complete, and KDI shares have commenced trading on the TSX Venture under the ticker symbol KDI.

Botswana is setting out to lower the fiscal burden on resources investors in a charm offensive that separates it from the mining jurisdictions that are currently looking to increase mining taxes.

Patriot Coal confirmed Monday what everyone already knew: the company is headed to bankruptcy, causing shares to implode in regular trading and continue to fall after hours.

Stertil-Koni introduced a massive truck lift thousands of feet below the surface of the earth where it is used to help service special, heavy duty vehicles involved in a major mining operation.

Canadian miner Teck Resources has temporarily withdrawn the Social and Environmental Impact Assessment application for its $5.6 billion Quebrada Blanca II expansion project in northern Chile.