August 4, 2014 Why Australia’s mining explorers have stopped exploring Australia’s most successful mining prospector has warned juniors face unprecedented hurdles to bring projects to market as excessive regulation and high start-up costs threaten to derail the next leg of…
August 3, 2014 China is taking lunar mining seriously China' wants astronauts on the moon early 2020s. Filling one shuttle's cargo bay with helium-3 could bring the equivalent energy of 1bn barrels of oil back to earth.
August 1, 2014 Apache Corporation pulling out of proposed Kitimat LNG project The liquefied natural gas project planned for Kitimat, B.C., faces an uncertain future.
August 1, 2014 Alpha to lay off 1,100 workers, mothball 11 coal mines in the US The U.S. second largest coal producer blamed weak market conditions and increased government regulation for the decision.
August 1, 2014 Mongolia foreign investment craters 70% The Asian nation is dependent on foreign investment in the mining sector to fuel growth.
August 1, 2014 Africa: New land of opportunity? Ashley Kelty points to the positives The key is that Africa is still largely unexplored.
July 31, 2014 Vale Q2 profit down on weak prices from iron glut Write-downs also hurt bottom line, yet production robust.
July 31, 2014 New gold fix to debut by year-end The plan is to announce a third-party administrator by the end of September.
July 31, 2014 Australia’s Queensland resumes uranium mining Nuclear energy production and waste disposal remain under a ban.
July 31, 2014 Aussie model’s naked war on coal Robyn Lawley, Australian fashion model and environmental campaigner is using social media to protest the approval of a massive new coal mine in Queensland.
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
