January 2, 2013 Mining shares lead rally ignited by US fiscal cliff deal The FTSE 100 index rose 139 points to 6,037 points, the first time it has been above the 6,000 level in 17 months, with mining shares exceptionally high.
January 1, 2013 Mining industry successfully scuppered Aboriginal land rights in Australia during the 80’s Concerted campaign by the mining industry in collusion with Western Australia's Burke government thwarted efforts to give Aboriginal communities a greater say and share in resource development
December 31, 2012 China establishes online trading platform for coal New online trading center will cut out intermediaries by permitting complete transactions
December 31, 2012 Senior official urges Chinese companies to pursue cheap acquisitions in the Eurozone Financial woes of the West present "rare and historic opportunities" for the Middle Kingdom
December 31, 2012 Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll all get a boost from Aussie mining boom Australia now a key destination for foreign sex workers, illegal narcotics and touring rock bands
December 30, 2012 Asteroids mining and miners told to work over Christmas among our most-read stories of 2012 The chance of start mining asteroids, workers told ‘death’ only excuse for not working on Christmas and MINING.com's very own list of top billionaires involved in minerals and metals, became…
December 30, 2012 It’s getting warm in Antarctica, but mining still a pipe dream The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is warming at three times the global average. Would this open the door for mining?
December 29, 2012 Egypt to boost mining in 2013, but first will ‘reconsider’ current licenses The new authorities are considering offering a number of international bids for mineral exploration, particularly for gold.
December 28, 2012 Exponential gains in solar efficiency could make it half the price of coal by 2030 Researchers believe Moore's Law is applicable to solar power
December 28, 2012 China’s share of global export market rises to over 11% China gains despite global contraction
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
