September 30, 2015

Australia mining stocks have never mattered less after 21% slump

Australia's stock market was once synonymous with raw materials. Not anymore.

September 30, 2015

Mining industry unemployment three times national jobless average: report

Iron ore has been the hardest hit.

September 30, 2015

Low commodity prices could persist says Lagarde

Change that is "necessary and healthy"

September 29, 2015

Vale falls to fresh 12-year low

Brazilian iron ore and nickel giant cuts dividend in half.

September 29, 2015

Could mining in Iran supplant the country’s oil business?

Iran is ranked among 15 major mineral-rich countries with potential reserves worth $770 billion.

September 29, 2015

Navigating the post PPL No. P15-IV-01 workplace examination

The current metal/non-metal examination regulation falls far short of this important benchmark (clarity in terms of its requirements).

September 29, 2015

Australia’s minerals sector facing skills crisis

The mining industry is now losing highly skilled professionals as they pursue alternative work.

September 28, 2015

World’s first deep sea mining proposal ignores consequences of its impacts on oceans

As the deep sea mining industry chases investors at the Asia Pacific Deep Sea Mining Summit, a new critique by the Deep Sea Mining Campaign reveals indefensible flaws in the…

September 28, 2015

Glencore: how did it go so wrong, again?

Glasenberg’s perceived arrogance has irked and magnified his misjudgments on how the financial markets might move.

September 24, 2015

Caterpillar to axe 10,000 jobs over next three years

It also revised its guidance for 2015 down, saying sales and revenues for the year are now expected to be about $48 billion—$1 billion lower than the previous outlook.