Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

French uranium miner Orano said on Wednesday its majority-owned joint venture with Niger, SOMAIR, is on the verge of ...

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- A memorial event honoring Korean victims who were forced to work at an old Japanese mine complex ...

The Brief A plan to mine near the border of Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp has been stopped after years of battles with conservationists. Alabama's Twin Pines had worked since 2019 to obtain permits ...

Japan is planning to cut the issuance of super-long bonds this year by more than earlier reported as it tries to restore calm to a market spooked by recent record highs in yields.

Niger plans to nationalise a uranium mine operated by French nuclear firm Orano as it continues to pivot away from former colonial ruler, France. The company, which is 90 percent owned by the ...

Over the past 26 years since the Mine Ban Treaty entered into force, compliance with its core provisions has generally been impressive. This is due in large part to the strong commitment of States ...

A coalition of 16 environmental organizations formally challenged the federal government’s environmental review of the proposed South32 Hermosa mine project, citing critical flaws in the analysis.

U.S. Steel shares stopped trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday after Japan’s Nippon Steel completed its acquisition of the iconic American industrial name.

June 18 (UPI) --Japan-based Nippon Steel on Wednesday completed its buyout of U.S. Steel, changing its name to Nippon Steel North America, as the former U.S. industrial giant ended trading on Wall ...