April 3, 2013

China’s largest steelmaker buys into Canada’s Labrador Trough

The Kami project is expected to produce 8 million tonnes per year.

April 1, 2013

Model mining portfolio

It is almost a truism these days that large mining companies are clueless on capex but we are starting to wonder if the rocketing capex for major projects may not…

March 31, 2013

Huge blow to Gabon as BHP pulls out

Another African nation has fallen victim of belt-tightening at the world's number one miner.

March 30, 2013

Fatal Brazil pier accident halts Anglo American iron ore shipments

The collapse of a river bank where a floating pier was moored has halted shipments by global miner Anglo American from its iron ore operation in Amapa state in Northern…

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.