January 17, 2013

Poor decisions force Rio Tinto’s CEO departure, leaves the group with $14bn charge

The giant miner will take about $14 billion of writedowns for failed deals in aluminum and coal led by Tom Albanese.

January 17, 2013

Surge in coal industry accidents spurs online safety initiative

The Queensland coal sector saw a surge in mining-related accidents and injuries in 2012.

January 16, 2013

Beijing’s appalling air pollution exposed by NASA satellites

Satellite images released by NASA reveal the full and appalling extent of the air pollution which afflicting large swathes of north-eastern China

January 15, 2013

Mongolia: Fast growing economy, evolving investment climate

High economic growth driven by Ming activity Mongolia, entirely flanked to the north and south by Russia and China, is the most […]

January 15, 2013

Chinese hope to snatch beleaguered Australian coal tycoon’s assets

Nathan Tinkler's empire is crumbling.

January 15, 2013

Coal mine cave-ins leave Chinese farmland full of craters

A recent spate of cave-ins caused by coal mining has left the town of Fukou in Hunan speckled with over 20 large craters

January 15, 2013

Worries mount over draconian Mongolian mining bill

"The impact of the draft law on the minerals industry will be to halt current minerals exploration and development in Mongolia and greatly discourage any future investment."

January 14, 2013

Peru’s environmental regulator amasses $40 million in mining fines

The watchdog, known as OEFA, said the fines to mining firms accounted for 67% of the total collected.

January 14, 2013

Beijing air pollution hits catastrophic heights

US Embassy publishes embarrassing environmental data on Twitter

January 13, 2013

Buffett, Google spend $2.2 billion on wind and solar projects in December

Buffett is building the largest photovoltaic project in the world