BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST: Mining fund rocks with its 122% return By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 3 April 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 3 April 2021 Investment trust BlackRock World Mining is a commodities fund with a twist that currently appeals to many income investors. The £1billion stock market listed … Read more
It was the ultimate in beginner’s luck. On their first attempt at mining in the Australian Outback, brother and sister Isaac and Sofia Andreou struck gold — or, in this case, opals. Such is the rarity of these iridescent stones that the haul is worth about $1.2 million (£700,000). One of the most luminous stones … Read more
It was the ultimate in beginner’s luck. On their first attempt at mining in the Australian Outback, brother and sister Isaac and Sofia Andreou struck gold — or, in this case, opals. Such is the rarity of these iridescent stones that the haul is worth about $1.2 million (£700,000). One of the most luminous stones … Read more
US coal mining billionaire slaps Greensill Capital with lawsuit for ‘continuous and profitable fraud’ By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 01:12 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 01:12 GMT, 17 March 2021 A coalmining firm owned by the governor of West Virginia is suing collapsed UK lender Greensill Capital for ‘continuous and profitable … Read more
Rio Tinto to pay largest dividend in its 148-year history: Investors set for a record £6.5bn windfall amid global mining boom By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 22:05 GMT, 17 February 2021 RioTinto will hand investors the largest dividend in its 148-year history as it cashes … Read more
Under the direction of chairman Brian Hall, Great Western Mining Corporation has ‘refocused’ its strategy. Shelved (but not forgotten) is its interest in copper. Instead, the group is concentrating on gold and silver exploration and production in the aptly named Mineral County, Nevada. Crucially, there is cash in the bank to achieve these ambitions. And … Read more
Mining billionaire Ivan Glasenberg quits: Glencore chief retires…and will set up a farm in Lithuania Glasenberg is retiring after almost two decades at the helm of Glencore The South African will step aside by June after an 18-year tenure By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 … Read more
Metal pollution left over from mining in the 19th century is weakening the shells of scallops off of the coast of the Isle of Man, a study has warned. Researchers led from York analysed shells from six areas around the island, looking at their thickness, strength and internal mineralogical composition. They said that the seabed … Read more
Mining company Cornish Lithium announces plans to go public in the next two years By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 18 September 2020 Cornish Lithium said this week it had found ‘globally significant’ deposits of the green metal A mining company that has found … Read more
There’s lithium in them thaar Cornish hills! ‘Globally significant’ levels of the mineral could spark new Poldark era of mining Mining firm says county holds some of world’s best quality reserves of the metal Reviving the area’s mining industry could create hundreds of jobs in the region As well as electric cars, lithium batteries are … Read more