December 16, 2012

Research to tackle mining mental health

Researchers at the University of Newcastle are examining the extent and impact of mental health problems in the coal industry.

December 16, 2012

INFOGRAPHIC: Stunning growth in the developing world’s new millionaires

Brazil and China lead the pack

December 13, 2012

Colombian armed rebels tighten control over gold mining

Mining, not drugs, main income source for the revolutionary groups in Colombia.

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.