November 3, 2012

Conservatives and vested interests oppose reform of China’s state-owned enterprises

Powerful forces within China's political system seek to thwart urgently needed reforms to the country's state-owned enterprises

November 3, 2012

Mining boom’s second wind to arrive in 2020

The head of the Australian Stock Exchange says the country should prepare for another mining boom in around a decade's time by providing exploratory tax concessions to resource juniors.

November 2, 2012

Still bearish on iron ore? You may have missed October’s 14% jump in new Chinese steel orders

The latest indication of a rebound for the world's second largest economy as infrastructure spending picks up.

November 2, 2012

‘The mining boom is bust’: Caldwell

The international resource sector faces rough waters ahead according to an industry insider who has just completed a round-the-world tour of key mining regions.

November 1, 2012

Striking South African coal miners killed at Canadian mine

South African police fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse a group of striking coal miners a day after security guards killed two workers that had tried to break into…

November 1, 2012

Power issues could get in the way of Canada’s Labrador expected mining boom

$15 billion of investment in Labrador mining projects over the next decade may be jeopardized by the lack of energy sources unless alternatives, such as generating power from the Muskrat…

November 1, 2012

Australia’s mining workforce up 65% over five year period

69,667 more Australians joined the mining industry from 2006 - 2011

October 31, 2012

BHP introduces robot fleet in Pilbara

BHP will in time set up similar facilities for its Queensland coal mines and at its Escondida copper mine in Chile.

October 31, 2012

$16 trillion of platinum could be extracted from seawater

Space mining start-up Planetary Resources President, Chris Lewicki, made more than one eyebrow rise Wednesday as he wrote in his blog that there are about $16 trillion worth of platinum…

October 31, 2012

EU delays Glencore-Xstrata merger verdict

The European Commission said Wednesday it is delaying the deadline to emit a verdict on Glencore International PLC's $70 billion merger proposal with Xstrata (LON:XTA) after Glencore (LON:GLENA) made concessions…