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Copper Set to Begin a New Bull Cycle: What's Driving The Move
If there's one market that's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore, it's copper. For years, it's been treated as just another industrial metal: useful, cyclical, and largely overlooked. But beneath that quiet surface, copper has been steadily...
Cobar mine explosion victims identified as mayor demands answers
Cobar Shire Council Mayor Jarrod Marsden’s town is reeling from the “devastating” tragedy after two people were killed early Tuesday morning in a freak underground explosion at a Cobar mine. Emergency services were called to a mining site on...
Coal Entrepreneurs Worry B50 Implementation Will Reduce Industry Competitiveness in Indonesia
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Executive Director of the Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) Gita Mahyarani hopes that the government will cancel the plan to implement B50 biodiesel. She stated that this policy could potentially increase production...
FG committed to promoting mercury-free gold mining in Nigeria: Official
The federal government has restated its commitment to promoting mercury-free gold mining practices in parts of the country, following pressing concerns about environmental health and the well-being of citizens. Mahmud Kambari, the permanent...
‘There’s deep sadness in Cootehill’ – Irish man killed in mining explosion in Australia
Ambrose Patrick McMullen (60s), originally from Cootehill, Co Cavan, died in the underground explosion at the Endeavor mine in Cobar, New South Wales. Two women, both in their 20s, were brought to the surface, but one later died. The second woman...
Future uncertain for workers stood down from mothballed coal mine
Holding his sixth child, Annie, in his arms, Mark Bryant is acutely aware of what being out of work means for him and his family. The operator at the Tahmoor coal mine, south of Sydney, is one of 250 contractors who have been told they would no...
Opportunities in mining waste: Avenues in recovering and creating value through thermal processing and agglomeration
Red mud samples produced at various time and temperature intervals during testing in the FEECO Innovation Center. Credit: FEECO. Growing recognition of the potential value locked in tailings and mine wastes has spurred renewed interest in how...
'Heartbreaking': Young woman killed in mine explosion identified
One of the miners killed in an underground explosion in western NSW on Tuesday morning has been identified as 24-year-old Holly Clarke. Holly Clarke was working at the mine on Endeavor Road, Cobar, about 450km east of Broken Hill, when she was...
PTS to Launch Japan-Origin Bitcoin Mining Investment Product via Republic Platform Under U.S. Regulation
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Pivotal Trend Service (PTS), a Yokohama-based infrastructure firm with deep roots in Japan’s telecom sector, announced today its strategic engagement with Republic, a leading global investment platform...
B.C. Coal Giant Fined $3.6M for Treatment Delays, Pollution Breaches on Transboundary Watershed
The Canadian government this month imposed more than $3.6 million in administrative penalties against British Columbia’s largest mining company for its failure to implement a water quality treatment plan aimed at reducing concentrations of toxic...
The awesomeness of gold
Oct 28, 2025 1. The metals market continues to recoil from the big round number zones of gold $4000, silver $50, CDNX 1000, and GDXJ $100. Of course, nothing fundamentally has changed for gold… 2. It was the world’s greatest currency before the...
Traditional owner group calls for a pause on Victorian mining approvals
The Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations (FVTOC) has called for a pause on mining approvals until a formal benefit-sharing agreement is in place. Mining giant Astron's huge Donald Mineral Sands project near Minyip in the state's...
Iconic Old Nic Mine ‘shut down’
LISTED resources group Falcon Gold has reportedly placed its oldest mine, Old Nic, under care and maintenance with immediate effect due to falling gold prices and operational challenges LISTED resources group Falcon Gold has reportedly placed its...
Barlow files key NI 43-101 report on Iron Hills PEA
Barlow Metal filed its NI 43-101 Technical Report titled "Technical Report – Preliminary Economic Assessment – Iron Hills Project – Western Abitibi." The report confirms the results of the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Barlow’s fully...
Next-gen Pantera DP1510i boosts mining operations
SRG Global provides specialized drill, blast, and geotechnical services to Australia’s largest gold producers. The company has recently acquired its first Pantera DP1510i drill from Sandvik for use on a gold project in Western Australia. After its...
Tether's gold-backed token has surpasses $2 billion in market cap
Tether recently shared its report for the third quarter regarding Tether Gold tokens, confirming that each token is fully backed by physical gold stored in Switzerland. This followed data from TG Commodities S.A. de C.V., based in El Salvador,...
Sio Silica submits revamped silica sand mining proposal in eastern Manitoba
By: Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press Posted: 5:29 PM CDT Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 WINNIPEG - Sio Silica has submitted a second application for a mining project in eastern Manitoba. Read this article for free: We need your support! Local journalism...
Amaroq uncovers several new high-grade gold zones
The AIM-traded company said its exploration work, which spanned 11 licences and included over 540 surface samples, led to multiple discoveries across the Nanortalik Gold Belt and Southwest Greenland. Among the most significant results was a new...
How a new ultra-smooth material is transforming mine site pipelines
The production of Arterra UHMWPE pipelines results in lower carbon dioxide emissions compared to steel. Image: Weir Group The same ultra-smooth material that helps artificial joints move freely is now solving one of mining’s most persistent...