Western Mineworkers’ Alliance calls for fair treatment as BHP announces Yandi mine wind-down

The Western Mineworkers’ Alliance (WMWA) has been advised that BHP is proceeding with the wind-down of operations at its Yandi mine site in the Pilbara, as the ore body nears depletion. The company has begun informing its workforce, approximately...

Surplus capacity limits impact of sanctions on oil prices, IEA says

Highlights 300 bcm of LNG to enter market in 2026-2030 ASEAN power demand to grow 300GW in next decade Coal to be part of solution to meet growing electricity demand Calls on Asian countries to mine and process critical minerals Sanctions on...

From the mine to the macro: Why my seat on this UNIDO jury is a testament to Africa’s sustainable future

Zenzi N Awases For as long as I can remember, I have been a builder. As a geologist, I learned to read the story of the earth, written in rock layers and mineral deposits. But I soon realized that the most valuable resources we have are not just...

House calls on government to investigate massive illegal gold mining near Mandalika

he House of Representatives has urged the government and law enforcement authorities to thoroughly investigate illegal gold mining activities near the Mandalika tourism hub in West Nusa Tenggara, which allegedly involve foreign nationals and...

Galloper Initiates Historic Gold Prospect Evaluation on Glover Island

Galloper Gold Corp. (CSE: BOOM,OTC:GGDCF) (OTC Pink: GGDCF) (the "Company" or "Galloper") announces that it has initiated exploration evaluation of historic gold-mineralized prospects along trend of the LPSE resource. Highlights include:...

Coal mining company to lay off 118 in Southwest Virginia

Wellmore Energy Co., a metallurgical coal mining company, is again planning to lay off workers in Buchanan County. The company plans to lay off 118 workers across several locations, according to notices sent in early October to the state in...

2 die in Australia silver mine explosion

Two workers were killed and another injured in an explosion at the recently reopened Polymetals Resources-owned Endeavor silver, zinc and lead mine in Australia on Tuesday, forcing the temporary suspension of operations. Emergency services were...

JSW Steel targets raw material security with new iron ore, coking coal assets

JSW Steel is ramping up efforts to enhance its in-house raw material availability through a mix of domestic expansion and strategic offshore acquisitions, Joint Managing Director and CEO Jayant Acharya has said. “We continue to strengthen that...

Workers body remains underground after fatal mine blast

Authorities are waiting for a mine to be made safe before they retrieve the body of a worker killed in a mine explosion. The explosion occurred at the Endeavor Mine in Cobar, about 450 kilometres east of Broken Hill, at about 3:45am. Three people...

Silver Dollar Sells Ranger-Page Silver-Zinc-Lead Project to Bunker Hill Mining

The historical Ranger-Page workings and mineralized zones are geologically continuous with the Bunker Hill system Silver Dollar Resources Inc. (CSE: SLV,OTC:SLVDF) (OTCQX: SLVDF) (FSE: 4YW) is pleased to announce it has signed an asset purchase...

Mount Gibson Iron to cut 450 jobs amid mine closure

No personnel were injured by the rockfall on October 16, which had been monitored in advance. Mount Gibson Iron (ASX: MGX) will close its Koolan Island mine operations following a significant rockfall. Production from Koolan Island was previously...

Gold Royalty Announces Participation in Red Cloud's 2025 Fall Mining Showcase in Toronto

Gold Royalty (NYSE American: GROY), Gold Royalty Corp., one of the fastest-growing Gold Royalty companies, will be attending the Red Cloud Fall Mining Showcase, is pleased to announce that it will present at Red Cloud's Fall Mining Showcase 2025....

New Study: Plug-In Hybrid EVs Nearly As Dirty As Gas Vehicles

Electric vehicle skeptics often squawk that battery-electric vehicles like Teslas are nowhere nearly as friendly to the environment as their proponents claim. Well, the truth is a bit more nuanced. Whereas the initial manufacturing of EVs,...

20% upside ahead: Perseus Mining shares tipped to surpass all-time high

The Perseus Mining Limited (ASX: PRU) share price slumped in early-afternoon trade on Tuesday. At the time of writing, the shares are 3.07% lower and changing hands at $4.585 a piece. The gold miner's share price peaked at an all-time high of...

Gold – How Asia Is Rewriting the Rules of Global Power

Gold has surged by almost 60 percent this year, outpacing most global assets and reigniting its role as the world’s ultimate store of value. But beyond the headlines, its rally tells a deeper story. At the heart of this transformation is Asia. As...

Marmota launches high-grade SA gold mine planning

Standout intercepts include 1m at 235 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, determined from bulk leach extractable gold (BLEG) testing which has confirmed and often upgraded earlier fire assays, alongside other and broader zones such as 4m at 70g/t gold....

What We Know: Cobar Mine Explosion Claims 2 Lives

A screenshot captured from a ABC News broadcast on Oct. 28, 2025, shows a general view of the mine on Endeavour Mine Road at Cobar, about 450km east of Broken Hill. PR Image/Supplied by ABC News A tragic underground explosion at a remote New South...

Hyperscale Stock Surges 33% After-Hours As Investors Cheer Bitcoin Mining Fleet Upgrade, Nvidia GPU Cloud Launch

Hyperscale Data, Inc. (AMEX:GPUS) shares surged in Monday's after-hours trading on increasing optimism about the company’s intentions to launch Nvidia Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) graphics processing unit cloud platform. Access To Premium Nvidia’s GPUs...

Coal miners, advocates rally in D.C. on black lung, miner protections

Dozens of coal miners and advocates rallied at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14 to protest delayed implementation of silica dust protection for coal miners and cuts to mine safety Submitted photo More than 80 coal...

Javelin unveils eight big new targets at WA copper-gold project

Javelin’s Coogee gold project is parked right in elephant country too, tucked into the southern end of the Kalgoorlie’s structural geological belt in Western Australia’s famed Eastern Goldfields. ‘These targets are clearly compelling exploration...