European Union tests non-invasive mineral exploration technologies

Experts are raising questions about the legitimacy of North Korea's estimated reserves of rare earths, used from computers to cars and defense missiles.

Gold price jumps nearly 2% as Egypt gets involved in Yemen conflict, but resurgent dollar cuts into gains in New York trading.

The country's Chamber of Mines says the new code would send the mining industry back by at least 10 years.

The firm said poor coal prices meant it would not make sense to extend the life of the mine.

The company said the suspension of operation at the copper is momentary, as northern Chile is being hit by torrential rain and snow.

Until Mick Davis pulls the trigger on X2's $5.6 billion, wishful thinking and unhealthy skepticism will pervade talk around private equity and mining.

The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) probe centres on the alleged mishandling of claims of natural gas pipeline violations at TransCanada by engineers working for the energy regulator (NEB).

The competition watchdog did not welcome chairman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest call for rivals Rio, BHP and Vale to agree to cap production.

It’s a seemingly small thing, the matter of a dozen or so degrees difference in the water temperature during one part of the lengthy and complex process of squeezing oil from Alberta bitumen.