August 17, 2012

All-aluminum Range Rover is 926 lbs lighter

All-aluminum uni-body cars are starting to go mainstream.

August 17, 2012

Iron ore testing $110 support as Chinese steel contracts drop to record low

Iron ore has only enjoyed three up days over the last six weeks of trading.

August 16, 2012

China’s expansion a risk for Western mining interests in Africa

China's rapid expansion in the African continent brings both risk and peril to Western mining companies operating in the region.

August 15, 2012

China’s ‘golden years’ over says Vale

"We are not going to see the spectacular growth rates of 10, 12 percent per year."

August 15, 2012

Faith in BHP’s Outer Harbour fading fast

New doubts have emerged over world number one miner BHP Billiton's (LON/ASX/NYSE:BHP) $20 billion outer-harbour project at Port Hedland, Australia, with big names such as JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank saying…

August 15, 2012

Labrador Iron Mines reports first quarter results

Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited has reported its operating and financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2012.

August 14, 2012

Nobel laureate to Africa’s new resource rich: You’ll probably end up poor

Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel laureate in economics and professor at Columbia University, has some sobering thoughts for Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique.

August 14, 2012

UN study to examine impact of Australian mining industry on aboriginal communities

A study undertaken by the UN on the impact of the global resources sector on the world's indigenous communities is set to make the Australian mining industry an area of…

August 14, 2012

Talon Metals reports second quarter 2012 results

The company reports a net loss for the six month period of $4,255,588 or $0.05 per share compared to a net loss of $9,843,660 or $0.11 per share (basic and…

August 13, 2012

Dear chairman of Anglo American, please fire your CEO: signed shareholders

Some of Anglo American's top shareholders are demanding that CEO Cynthia Carroll be shown the door, according to a report by the Telegraph.