February 26, 2016

Eritrea looks to build mining sector to kick-start economy

The country aims to have four mines in operation by 2018 producing gold, copper, zinc and potash.

February 23, 2016

Exeter leads $6 million research project to find essential new mineral deposits

Scientists from the University of Exeter will lead a ground-breaking new collaborative research project to discover crucial new deposits of essential raw materials across Europe.

February 23, 2016

Canada’s Ontario the slowest to issue exploration permits — report

Growing wait times for permits may hinder Canada's ability to take advantage of its considerable mineral potential, warn experts.

February 16, 2016

The story of the great mining project that wasn’t so

Here’s how you can prevent this from happening to you

February 12, 2016

Argentina’s new government scraps mining taxes

President Mauricio Macri has revoked a 5% tax imposed by the previous administration on stage.mining.companies.

February 12, 2016

Potash prices to fall even further — Mosaic

It expects to sell the key crop nutrient for $200-230 a tonne in the current quarter, compared to an average price of $254 a tonne in the previous three-month period.

February 5, 2016

Mining among unhappiest industries to work in — study

Experts looked at over 500,000 survey responses from over 60,000 employees in 13 different industries worldwide.

February 3, 2016

Luxembourg joins race to conquer space mining

The move comes only three months after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a space exploitation law.

January 31, 2016

Driest mines in North America

Some of the mines on this list get less than 100 mm of precipitation per year.

January 28, 2016

PotashCorp profits fell 50% in 4th quarter

The company recently announced the closure of its new potash mine in New Brunswick, resulting in the loss of up to 430 jobs.