Federal Government has identified seven minerals for national development, inister of Mines and Steel Development, Chief Sarafa Isola, said in Abuja yesterday.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the minerals were Gold, Lead/Zinc, Barite, Bitumen, Limestone, Coal and Iron Ore. Isola said that Nigeria was well-endowed with myriad of solid minerals, but that […]

A mining company and the state of Alaska had asked the justices to take the case. At issue is a challenge by environmentalists to the planned dumping of tailings from gold mining into 23-acre Lower Slate Lake in the Tongass National Forest.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for the dumping after the […]

The biggest company mined world BHP Billiton day to refuse put the price of iron ore that is on the market by Rio Tinto, because the price of iron ore that is on the market by undersize Rio Tinto if it is compared to delivery costs of iron ore mining products to purpose of delivery.
Rio […]

Plans to mine for coal in the catchment areas of major rivers present a serious threat to South Africa’s fresh water resources.
Acid pollution caused by coal mining has already destroyed the Wilge River that flows through the Ezemvelo Reserve near Bronkhorstpruit, Mpumalanga, and has caused mass deaths of fish and crocodiles at the Olifants River […]

ith Pennsylvania facing record interest from the natural gas industry, Department of
Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty today said taking advantage of the state’s energy resources is important to its economy and the nation’s interests, but doing so must be balanced against the need to protect its natural resources.
Speaking at a first-of-its-kind summit today attended […]

Crystallex International Corp. won’t receive approval for an open-pit gold mine in Bolivar state because the project may cause deforestation, Environment Minister Yubiri Ortega said.
Venezuela won’t allow any open-pit mines for gold, diamonds or coal, Ortega told reporters today in Caracas. Crystallex and Gold Reserve Inc., which owns a copper and gold mine in Venezuela, […]

For expand and develop mining project Rio Tinto, the biggest mining company, looking partner from Chinese. Rio is make plans looking partner mining company specialy mining company for steel and construction companies to help develop a $6bn (£3.08bn) West African iron ore mine.
Sam Walsh, head of Rio’s iron ore division, said in an interview with […]

Companies with mining operations in Ecuador rose on the comments, with Dynasty Metals & Mining Inc. climbing 5.9 percent from intraday lows and Aurelian Resources Inc. jumping as much as 6.5 percent after the remarks.
The Energy and Mines Ministry is drafting a new law to eliminate what President Rafael Correa calls widespread corruption and regulatory […]

The world’s top nickel and palladium miner, Norilsk Nickel [OTC:NILSY; LSE:MNOD], announced disappointing first quarter financial results on May 4, in the wake of its major deal with Russia’s aluminium giant United Co. Rusal. Amid analysts’ warnings of value dilutive repercussions stemming from the deal, Norilsk’s unexpected first quarter losses appeared to raise some doubts […]

Davao Oriental may have one of the country’s richest mining potentials, but Gov. Corazon Malanyaon prefers to downplay it, preferring to promote agriculture instead and the ecology.
The province reportedly has rich deposits of gold, nickel, copper, chromite, and manganese, and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Davao […]