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Thousands of ex-gold miners suffering from silicosis have launched a class action suit in South Africa, in what could prove the final nail in the coffin of the country's battered but vital mining sector.

• 28 января 2013, 14:29

With zinc sources drying up and demand forecast to surge, resource hungry China is looking to Canada to approve two giant mines and close the gap -- but environmentalists and roving caribou stand in the way.

• 07 января 2013, 15:58

Myanmar authorities on Friday said they had made a fresh round of arrests over a spate of protests demanding apologies for a police crackdown on a rally at a Chinese-backed copper mine last month.

• 15 декабря 2012, 10:04

Sierra Leoneans voted Saturday in general elections as the west African country continues to recover from a brutal civil war while beginning to reap the benefits of a mining boom.

• 18 ноября 2012, 11:58

The world's largest miner BHP Billiton on Wednesday said it was exiting the diamond industry, selling its Canadian assets to retailer Harry Winston Diamond Corp. for US$500 million.

• 15 ноября 2012, 10:57

Assaubayevs family company African Resources intends to buy 60 percent of Hambledon Mining.

• 07 ноября 2012, 14:21

British financier Nathaniel Rothschild is mulling a bid for Bumi Plc coal assets to counter an offer by Indonesia's powerful Bakrie family, and has approached one of their rivals.

• 04 ноября 2012, 10:53

Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan defended the government's mining profits tax Thursday after reports that no revenue had collected in the first quarter due to China-driven cooling in the sector.

• 25 октября 2012, 18:24

A leading gold mine in South Africa started evicting thousands of its striking workers from company dormitories on Tuesday as work stoppages spread to more gold and platinum mines.

• 04 октября 2012, 12:43

Global credit agency Standard & Poor's said Tuesday that it saw little improvement in iron ore prices in the near-term and warned that smaller single-commodity miners could see their ratings slip.

• 03 октября 2012, 12:33

Swiss mining group Xstrata and commodities giant Glencore said on Monday they had agreed on new terms for their tie-up to create a massive company worth about 70 billion euros ($90 billion).

• 02 октября 2012, 13:19

Mining giant BHP Billiton on Thursday asked South Australia state for a 46-month extension to the approval of its Olympic Dam project expansion, which was shelved last month on cost concerns.

• 27 сентября 2012, 11:00

Canada dropped Friday its longtime opposition to global restrictions on asbestos, dealing a blow to the country's dying mining industry of the fire-resistant substance.

• 15 сентября 2012, 11:39

Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart on Wednesday warned Australia was becoming too expensive for multinational companies who could source workers for two dollars a day in Africa.

• 06 сентября 2012, 11:34

Australia's Resources Minister declared the mining boom "over" following BHP Billiton's decision to delay the massive Olympic Dam project as commodities prices sag.

• 23 августа 2012, 18:55

Australia's mining boom will slow more sharply than expected and could be over within two years due to easing demand from China and falling prices.

• 23 июля 2012, 12:06

The South American country of Guyana said Friday it had suspended the granting of new permits to mine for gold and diamonds in rivers because of concerns over widespread pollution.

• 07 июля 2012, 16:06

Kazakhstan Association of Mining and Metallurgical Companies has asks to give new companies time until they get on their feet.

• 05 июля 2012, 22:31

Mr. Kim has been heading the Board since the Company floated its shares in London back in 2005.

• 12 мая 2012, 13:45

Kazakhstan is going to cut administrative barriers and simplify approval procedures related to obtaining subsoil use rights.

• 22 апреля 2012, 10:45