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Thriving mining city with dark past now a ghost town
In the late 19th century, this isolated Japanese island was a bustling town fuelled by its coal-mining industry. Today, it's gradually being swallowed by the sea and reclaimed by nature, but given the island's sinister past, perhaps it's for the…
Serabi Gold Files NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Palito Complex and Coringa Mine
Serabi Gold Files NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Palito Complex and Coringa Mine Serabi Gold plc (“Serabi” or the “Company”) (AIM:SRB, TSX:SBI, OTCQX:SRBIF), the Brazilian focused gold mining and development company…
Chinese safety official investigated over deadly Liushenyu Coal Mine blast
A high-ranking workplace safety official in central China's Shanxi province has been placed under investigation over a massive coal mine explosion that killed 82. Zhang Heping, deputy director of the provincial department of emergency management…
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) Renews NCIB to Repurchase Up to 25 Million Shares
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM) is one of the best Canadian stocks to invest in according to billionaires. On May 4, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited received TSX approval to renew its normal course issuer bid/NCIB, allowing the company to…
Once thriving mining city with a dark history is now a ghost town
This city was abandoned after the industry it was based on died out In the late 19th century, this remote Japanese island was a thriving town powered by its coal-mining industry. Today, it's slowly being reclaimed by the sea and nature on the…
Wiluna Mining ready to press play on $350m relisting
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
From safety hazard to climate solution: Technology tackling fugitive methane from coal mines
Every underground coal mine has one thing in common: Coal seams leak methane gas into the tunnel network, presenting a serious safety hazard. The control is the same the world over: continuously pump fresh air through the workings, diluting and…
How rare earth mining in Myanmar threatens Thailand's rice and fish
CHIANG RAI, Thailand: Thongkham Inprom has been farming for more than six decades, growing jasmine rice and sticky rice in Chiang Rai. The 71-year-old harvests about 60 tonnes each year and keeps 1 per cent for his family. The rest is sent to a…
Coal Creek in line for mining
Gold fever shows no signs of slowing in Central Otago as another area is expected to be mined. The latest site was granted consent for mining a decade ago but it never progressed. Hawkeswood Mining has advertised a public meeting on July 2 to…
Abandoned coal mine pipe collapse threatens Red Lodge home with demolition
A collapsed drain pipe from an abandoned coal mine is threatening to force the demolition of a Red Lodge home, according to a new report from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. The DEQ's 87-page document concludes that a drain pipe…
Controversial B.C. magnesium mine can bypass environmental review, rules judge
A judge has ruled a controversial mine outside Rossland, B.C., does not require an environmental assessment—a decision opponents say could have serious implications across the province. Located about seven kilometres outside of town, the…
As World Cup begins, a British mining footnote connects India to Mexico
The fans of Mexican football club CF Pachuca mark every game by unfurling a giant “tifo”, a large choreographed banner, from the stands. It depicts a miner holding a pickaxe in one hand and a crimped pastry in the other, with black…
Stillwater Mine hires 150 workers after 2024 layoffs, but recovery remains slow
COLUMBUS — The Stillwater Mine is hiring again, filling 150 positions in the past year following massive layoffs in the fall of 2024. In total, 640 workers lost their jobs in 2024 sending shock waves through Stillwater County, which relies…
BHP bracing for strike after WA workers back industrial action
450 workers at BHP's Port Hedland operations are expected to back protected industrial action, in a move that could halt ships from the worlds biggest bulk export port. Unions and BHP have been negotiating since October. Strike action could…
Metals and Mining Just Doubled the S&P 500 YTD: XME's Quiet Tear
If you eyeballed metals and mining a month ago, the headline almost wrote itself. The SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (NYSEARCA:XME) closed May 11 at $124.54 and pushed to $128.53 by June 3, outpacing the S&P 500 on a year-to-date basis by a multiple…
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