August 7, 2013

Junior mining is bust, but it’ll be back

Mineral exploration has always been a market of extremes, moving from boom to bust to boom quickly and forcefully. It’s not necessarily a bad thing.

August 7, 2013

Australian court won’t budge on mining tax

Fortescue Metals "disappointed."

August 7, 2013

Rio’s Iron Ore Company of Canada too pricey for these bidders

Apollo, Blackstone and Glencore are out.

August 6, 2013

Australia cuts rates to record low of 2.5% as mining boom ends

Lowest rate since Australia’s central bank was established in 1959.

August 5, 2013

Tough luck: Western Australian government to miners

West Australian Premier says no change in royalties.

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.