August 5, 2013

Another win for Australian miner; loss for Tasmanian devil

Venture Minerals gets green light from environmental minister.

July 31, 2013

Tasmanian iron ore mine faces fresh threats of legal actions

Environmentalists claim mining in the region would imperil the survival of the only robust Tasmanian devil population still left in the wild.

July 31, 2013

Analysts expects several banks to follow JPMorgan commodities exit

Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs likely to be the next ones.

July 31, 2013

Mining CEOs sent packing planning comebacks: report

Aaron Regent (Barrick Gold) and and Mick Davis (Xstrata PLC) the two that might be back very soon.

July 30, 2013

Australian government has squandered spoils of mining boom: Grattan Institute

Country has not saved enough from the largest income boost it has ever seen.

July 29, 2013

Simandou railway shows how ‘politics can interfere with economics’ in Africa

Simandou is one of the richest concessions in all of mining with in excess of 26 billion tonnes of high grade iron ore.

July 29, 2013

Brazil new mining code ‘too rushed to be good’— critics

President Dilma Rousseff is allowing only 90 days for public debate on the new law draft.

July 29, 2013

Cardero shareholders rush for exits after creditors allege default

Vancouver explorer, already down 80% this year fell again on Monday after note holders demanded payment after alleged defaults.

July 26, 2013

JP Morgan flees physical commodities trading

"The abrupt move marks a sharp reversal for the bank that had pushed aggressively into the sector since 2008."

July 26, 2013

Anglo’s Cutifani won’t take ‘unacceptably poor’ performances any longer: heads may roll

He also cut down his executive team and said at least half of Anglo’s $17 billion project pipeline will be shelved or cancelled.