December 13, 2012

Let’s test you for black lung. Whoops!

"You've got to blow very hard, Tim"

December 13, 2012

Coal-hungry Chinese buy out Australian pastoral clans

Chinese investment drive leaves pastoral community divided

December 13, 2012

Bumi spurns Rothschild’s proposal in business clash with Bakries

Embattled Indonesian miner Bumi has decided to toss its lot in with the prominent Sumatran business dynasty

December 12, 2012

Aussie mining boom is far from bust – shift to operational stage will see better spreading of benefits

Spoils of the country's resources bounty will be better distributed as the mining sector enters an operational phase

December 12, 2012

Canada Coal files new independent technical report for Nunavut coal properties

Canada Coal's Nunavut coal properties consist of seven coal licence areas, made up of 75 active licenses spanning approximately 2,442,627 acres.

December 11, 2012

Old ore mining yields clues to early life

A team of scientists have provided new insight into how ancient metal-ore deposits can be used to better understand the chemistry of the ancient oceans and, as a consequence, the…

December 11, 2012

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada announces 2013 award recipients

Winners were announced in the fields of prospecting success, mine development, international discoveries, distinguished service, social responsibility and Aboriginal achievement in the mineral industry.

December 11, 2012

Glencore-Xstrata deal hits South African snag

Glencore has extended the deadline to complete takeover of Xstrata (LON:XTA) by a month after South African power utility Eskom expressed worries about its coal supplies.

December 10, 2012

NALCO could call off Indonesia project over approval delays

National Aluminium Company could put a halt to its planned aluminium smelter and captive power plant project in Indonesia should it manage to get clearances and coal linkages for a…

December 10, 2012

Fresh hopes for Aussie miners: country to attract over 18 times the investment of South Africa

Australia’s mining industry will become the world’s number one again over the next two decades, attracting as much as 18 times the investment planned for South Africa, according to the…