December 13, 2014 South Africa may sell iron ore, BHP stakes worth $3bn The country needs funds to keep the lights on, but buyers may be hard to come by.
December 12, 2014 PIC OF THE DAY: Gina Rinehart is an oil painting The larger than life queen of coal and iron ore and her favourite daughter sit down for a feast.
December 12, 2014 BP-Husky new Canadian oil sands project begins operations The Sunrise Phase 1 oil sands project is expected to have initial capacity of 60,000 barrels per day.
December 12, 2014 India takes first step to end state coal monopoly India’s Parliament has paved the way for private sector companies to mine coal commercially in the country.
December 11, 2014 More insane pictures of Russian potash mining destruction Two large cities in Russia's Perm region sit on potash mines worked for the past 70 years that cause sudden surface subsidences and sinkholes 400m across.
December 11, 2014 Fracking bans unjustified, says Fraser Institute Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is not without its risks, but outright bans are unjustified: Fraser Institute
December 11, 2014 London calling: mines and money 2014 recap “Anybody who says that the super-cycle is over is an idiot, it’s just been deferred for a little bit”, mining tycoon Robert Friedland told a packed audience in London last…
December 10, 2014 Fourth Batista company goes bankrupt Disgraced Brazilian tycoon once held 90% of power utility worth $3.2 billion just three years ago.
December 10, 2014 Norway’s oil decline accelerating New oil projects are being scrapped in Norway amid falling production and low oil prices.
December 10, 2014 Rob Chang spins yellowcake into gold and gold into green The long winter of falling uranium prices is about to give way to a Japanese spring.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
