November 28, 2014

Rio Tinto cuts spending, defers capex, keeps dividend

The mining giant said it was committed to giving significantly more money back to shareholders in 2015 despite a severe drop in iron ore prices.

November 27, 2014

Colombia mine regulator sees faster project licensing within a year

Colombia's mining regulator will be able to bring wait times for exploration and production permits back within legal limits in about a year after it has smoothed out the legal…

November 27, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: the performance of every major asset class so far in 2014

This all encompassing chart, straight from Deutsche Bank, summarizes the YTD performance of all major asset classes including stocks, government and corporate bonds, currency markets, gold, and commodities.

November 26, 2014

Mining equipment suppliers caught in vicious spiral

Already clobbered by the mining sector's woes, the crude oil slump could't come at a worse time for the resources equipment and services industry.

November 26, 2014

Analyst: Glasenberg could grab Rio by way of China

By promising top shareholder Chinalco, Rio's stakes in Oyu Tolgoi and Simandou.

November 25, 2014

Aussie miners working harder for less money

Average salaries fell 19% over the two-year period from 2012, while the average working week increased by four hours, a study shows.

November 25, 2014

Glencore-Rio merger will happen hedge funds told

Ian Hannam, the once and future king of mining M&A, is swinging for the fences with his new boutique advisory firm reports Bloomberg.

November 24, 2014

Germany begs Sweden for more coal

Germany's phasing out of nuclear power and clean energy plans aren't going so well.

November 24, 2014

India’s Jindal Steel mothballs $10bn coal project

The company became the first major casualty of a Supreme Court decision to scrap most coal fields allocated to private firms since 1993.

November 24, 2014

In China coal hub, city struggles to survive amid economic slowdown

Workers go unpaid, factories collect dust in one of China’s slowest-growing cities.