March 30, 2013

Construction of $9bn Roy Hill iron ore mine kicks off, no $2-a-day workers needed

The biggest Australian iron ore mine to emerge in decades would not employ any of the 1,700 foreign construction workers it had been allowed to import.

March 29, 2013

The curious case of the missing Chinese mining billionaire

Chairman of mining group Hanlong, Liu Han's disappearance also highlights the dangers faced by Western firms trying to do business with Chinese tycoons.

March 28, 2013

Australian mining service companies in dangerous decline

Central bank warns the national economy is also threatened.

March 27, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Mining sector has second largest gender pay gap

The largest wage gap was in construction.

March 27, 2013

VIDEO: Is it better to build an iron ore mine in the Labrador Trough or West Africa?

"If your name isn't on the list, you can't come in"

March 26, 2013

Ten mining experts you should follow on Twitter

MINING.com's first 'Twitter Mining Top Ten' list.

March 25, 2013

Iron ore, met coal prices resilient despite powerful Chinese agency’s oversupply predictions

The communist country's influential economic planning agency predicts oversupply of iron ore and moderate 4% steel production growth in 2013.

March 25, 2013

Australia’s big miners add more driverless trucks

Companies want to reduce costs and protect profits against future price dips.

March 22, 2013

The essentials for miners in Canada’s 2013 federal budget

Both good and bad for Canadian mining in the 2013 federal budget.

March 21, 2013

US-Canadian native alliance promises to block pipelines

An international alliance of native groups vow to obstruct three major oil pipelines.