August 15, 2013

Brazil’s Batista empire keeps shrinking, sells LLX and puts MMX on the market

Batista's wealth, estimated in 2012 at more than $30 billion, has dropped to a net $200 million.

August 15, 2013

Man dies working at Fortescue’s Pilbara site

First mining death in Western Australia in almost two years.

August 14, 2013

Citic Pacific’s Aussie iron-ore mine delayed again as profit drops 19 percent

Project delayed three years and over budget at least three times its original estimate.

August 14, 2013

Goldman Sachs subpoenaed in metal prices investigation

The CFTC is looking into claims that the warehouses intentionally increased buyer costs by slowing the movement of supply.

August 12, 2013

Astronomers identify 12 asteroids close enough for mining

UK researchers went through a list of 9,000 near-Earth celestial bodies.

August 10, 2013

Fourteen dead after Indian coal mine collapses

Illegal mining operation to blame.

August 10, 2013

Aussie billionaire Clive Palmer’s massive coal mine approved

News triggered mixed reactions, as project may imply a loss of $1.2 billion for Queensland's manufacturing sector.

August 9, 2013

Charting a path towards sustainable mining

'Mapping the Future - Advances in Mining Engineering.'

August 9, 2013

BSGR mining operations in Guinea at risk if firm found guilty of corruption

Billions of dollars worth of mining permits may be cancelled.

August 8, 2013

Rio Tinto half year profit plummets 71% on weak commodity prices

Rio doesn't expect Chinese growth to recover in the second half of the year.