August 18, 2014

BHP spinoff could be worth $12 billion

Speculation is of a new Perth-based company with current CFO Graham Kerr at the helm housing non-core assets including Australian lead-silver mine.

August 17, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: Looking at meteor impact craters from around the world

A size scale showing danger of impact.

August 17, 2014

High expectations for the mother of all lodes in Afghanistan

$908 billion of mineral wealth.

August 16, 2014

Knowing where you are in the market’s cycle

Elon Musk says the lessons of history would suggest that civilizations move in cycles.

August 15, 2014

Queensland approves rail line to coal port by Great Barrier Reef

Adani now only needs to get the federal government green light on the same railway to have all required permits in place.

August 15, 2014

Trading pure play iron companies

Double bottom over June and July a strong bullish signal.

August 15, 2014

Nearly 17,000 Australian mining jobs to disappear by 2019

Compares with a near doubling of mining, exploration and services positions in the country over the previous five years.

August 15, 2014

BHP says demerger preferred option

Decision to to lob off Billiton assets could come as early as next week.

August 14, 2014

Aussie mine productivity world’s 2nd worst: PwC

Only Africa rated lower.

August 14, 2014

Guinea on national emergency over Ebola, mining operations threatened

Tighter border controls are set to disrupt the flow of essential supplies and even workers trying to get to work at the African country's mining operations, companies say.