South Africa’s mining sector made a positive contribution to the overall GDP in the third quarter of 2007, but this is not expected to be the case in the fourth quarter, Efficient Group economist ...

Iron ore prices sank on Thursday, dragged down by a dismal demand outlook for steel products and raw materials in China. The most-traded iron ore contract for January delivery on the Dalian Commodity ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... BILLINGS, Mont.—A pair of environmental groups said Friday that “dismal” efforts by federal and state officials to enforce a 30-year-old mining law have left ...

A June 26 letter suggested that caution regarding PolyMet’s mining plans was “drivel” and that it is irresponsible to propose that “these respected companies” would not cover mine closure and cleanup ...

Mining production fell by 1.9% year on year in September, while manufacturing output dropped by a worse than expected 4.3%. It all adds up to a potential contraction in South Africa’s gross domestic ...

Canadian equities inched higher on Friday as a rise in commodity prices lifted mining stocks, although gains on the main index were capped by a dismal U.S. jobs report that sparked fears of slowing ...

Two surveys issued today from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Monday highlight the challenges and turmoil that the mining industry is facing in Canada and around the world. In the first survey, a review ...

Diamonds led the fall in mining production, with a plunge in output of 61.4% year on year in September. This comes against the backdrop of a global slump in prices and demand. Mining production fell ...