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
Polish central bank approves plan to buy 150 tons of gold “This will place Poland among the elite 10 countries with the largest gold reserves in the world,” the central bank said. January 20, 2026 | 10:33 am
