May 5, 2015

BHP Billiton Supports Reconciliation in Schools

The A$3.9 million partnership with Reconciliation Australia seeks to include teaching of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history in schools.

May 5, 2015

Anglo fined $6.2m for environmental breaches at Los Bronces mine in Chile

The environmental watchdog said the fine was calculated based on at least five infractions detected at the operation and the mine's facilities.

May 5, 2015

Lucara sells stake in African diamond project to Paragon for $8.5m

Developing Mothae and Lemphane concurrently would allow Paragon to benefit from significant economies of scale, said Paragon Diamonds.

May 4, 2015

Modi fails to get India’s coal trains running on time

India's Prime Minster Narendra Modi's plans to shift the country's economy toward manufacturing and away from agriculture and services are being held up by a different kind of coal shortage.

May 4, 2015

NSW environmental watchdog bashed over BHP’s coal pollution case

The 14-months long investigation ended on April 10, with BHP accepting the charge of “causing an offensive odour,” and the EPA releasing just a single tweet about it.

May 4, 2015

Workers end two-week long strike at BHP’s nickel mine in Colombia

It's estimated that the labour action generated about US$26 million in losses, forcing BHP to declare force majeure last week.

May 3, 2015

Goldcorp’s Marlin mine: a decade of operations and controversy in Guatemala

In Latin America, resource development and its economic benefits continue to butt heads with indigenous culture and tradition.

May 1, 2015

Former BlackRock mining fund manager joins Barrick Gold

Catherine Raw, from one of the UK mining sector's best known fund managers, is assuming as the company's Business Performance Executive Vice President.

May 1, 2015

Turquoise Hill sale of stake in Mongolia’s SouthGobi falls through

The failed deal was supposed to allow Turquoise Hill to finally break ties with the Mongolian coal miner that was once worth over $2.4 billion.

May 1, 2015

Rio Tinto ready to resume hunt for mining deals — report

If the miner buys any assets this year, it would be Rio's first acquisition in about three years.