July 28, 2014

Top ten mining terms you should know

What do a drift, ramp and raise have in common?

July 27, 2014

Mass grave with hundreds of skeletons found in Bolivian mining town

Hundreds of thousands have died over the years at the city's main silver mine, as a direct result of cave-ins, overwork, hunger and disease.

July 26, 2014

Industry experts discuss growing minerals demand in committee hearing

Better access to US minerals would encourage manufacturers to return.

July 25, 2014

More weakness ahead for miners

No pain, no gain. That is one comment regarding this seemingly terminal bottoming process in the precious metals complex.

July 25, 2014

Freeport, Indonesia make peace: copper exports to resume in August

Indonesia's top copper miner hopes next month to ramp up production and restart concentrate shipments from Grasberg, one of the world's largest copper mines.

July 25, 2014

Gold fix operator picks committee to oversee spot price

The company’s new board is made up of compliance officers at the four banks that currently operate the gold prices setting process.

July 25, 2014

The coming slump

Governments and central banks have made little or no progress in recovering from the Lehman crisis six years ago. The problem is not helped by dependence on statistics that are…

July 25, 2014

Codelco delays $6.8 billion mine expansion, reviews impacts on glaciers

The company says its future depends on the Andina mine expansion, as dwindling ore grades in its old mines are expected to bring annual output down.

July 25, 2014

Miners need to overhaul business model to boost productivity: study

Cost reduction measures in the mining industry could well have undermined the sector's productivity, which remains down, according to a new EY report.

July 25, 2014

Macarthur Minerals announces closing of AUD$2.24 million private placement financing

Pleased to announce.