The last thing two of the world’s biggest mining companies, BHP Billiton and Vale , need today is speculation that after the disaster at their jointly owned Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil they might also have to close big nickel-mining operations to stem a t...

U.S. citizens can now legally own resources mined in space after President Barack Obama signed into law a debated bill that allows people to mine, sell and own any space material.

Mineral exploration company Talon Metals has secured $15-million in funding from private equity firm Resource Capital Fund (RCF), that will allow it to conduct further exploration at the Tamarack nickel/copper/platinum group elements project, in Minnesota, in ...

Nickel miner Mincor Resources has announced the succession of its MD David Moore, who will switch to a non-executive role after 16 years at the helm of the company.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Nickel miner Western Areas has lost grid power to its Forrestania operations, in Western Australia, following a regional bush fire about 35 km from the mine site.

Commodity prices have plunged this year amid supply gluts and ebbing demand from China, the biggest consumer of raw materials ranging from cotton to zinc. The S&P GSCI is down 18 per cent in 2015, and the Bloomberg Commodity Index has dropped 21 per cent to th...

ASX-listed Poseidon Nickel has reported an initial mineral resource of 13 000 t of contained nickel for its Silver Swan deposit, in Western Australia.

Nickel miner Poseidon Nickel has renegotiated its convertible notes, reducing the face value of the notes from $35-million to $17.5-million and extending the term of the notes by 42 months. The notes were originally issued in two tranches for a total face valu...