December 24, 2012 BHP confirms seeking buyer for Irish Sea operations BHP's investment in its Irish Sea business totals over GBP 1 billion (USD 1.62 billion).
December 24, 2012 The greatest mining flameouts of 2012 The notable flops, failures and flameouts of the year.
December 24, 2012 Western Australia expects four more uranium mines over next ten years State premier gives firm support to uranium mining despite federal approval delays
December 23, 2012 Mining costs soar as productivity languishes, superfluous staff proliferate Excess sub-contractors and outdated construction techniques lead to cost blowouts and project delays
December 22, 2012 What energy independence? How the US oil boom has been oversold A negative feedback loop is already in play in the fracking business.
December 22, 2012 BHP rejects $50 million offer for Port Hedland resort BHP Billiton has turned down a AUD 50 million offer from a consortium of investors for a collapsed resort project at Port Hedland. BHP's move is expected to lead to…
December 22, 2012 Republican sellout invites stagflation While it may be no surprise that Republicans are preparing to yield on tax hikes, it should raise investor concerns the world over that a budget agreement will likely involve…
December 22, 2012 Congo and cobalt critical Only four metals, or element groups, made the list for the American Physical Society, Materials Research Society and the US Department of Energy's uncatalogued for 'critical metals': Rare Earth elements,…
December 22, 2012 QE3 silver impact As the Fed’s past QE campaigns demonstrated abundantly, QE3 will eventually prove to be very bullish for silver’s fortunes.
December 22, 2012 12 gold bugs bring Christmas cheer Here's a sampling of this year's "gold bugs" and what they've been doing about precious metals recently.
CHARTS: New study shows global mining is now a brownfield industry The rise of brownfield mining and the fall in grassroots exploration is reshaping global mineral supply with the early 2020s marked as turning point. January 22, 2026 | 01:08 pm
