July 13, 2012

Ousted Vale CEO back with a bang

Brazilian billionaire André Esteves has teamed up with Roger Agnelli, kicked out of iron ore giant Vale by government shareholders last year, to create their own mining company with an…

July 13, 2012

The Batista ‘bubble’ is bursting

Eike Batista was down to his last $20.7 billion as the six public companies he controls are rerated along with the rest of Brazil's stock market.

July 12, 2012

Planetary Resources and Virgin Galactic partner up for payload services

Space mining start-up Planetary Resources has announced that it has partnered with Virgin Galactic in the quest to explore asteroids for minerals.

July 12, 2012

Rio Tinto CFO steps down, major shakeup follows

Rio Tinto's long-standing Chief Financial Officer, Guy Elliott, will retire at the end of 2013 announced the miner on Thursday, along with a few other senior management changes.

July 11, 2012

Xstrata-Glencore merger to be decided Sep 7

Giant miner Xstrata has set Sep. 7 as the day for its shareholders to vote on the $26 billion takeover by Glencore, giving the commodities trader six weeks to reach…

July 10, 2012

Nunavut Mine? Inuit want none of it

Inuit in northern Quebec are requesting another review into how Baffinland's Nunavut-based iron ore project will effect the surrounding area.

July 9, 2012

New Millennium Iron Corp. reports resolution of Innu issues and work proceeding at Schefferville

Having resolved their issues, the peaceful blockade involving members of the local Innu community of Scheffervile has been removed to allow access to mining and exploration areas.

July 9, 2012

Rinehart commits $26 million to train locals and avoid unions increasing criticism

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is pouring $26 million to local training in the face of an increasing opposition to the company's workforce plans to hire foreign workers.

July 9, 2012

Mining companies committed to UN human rights principles: study

New research released Monday indicates that listed mining and resources companies across the world are keen to comply with the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which were…

July 8, 2012

Video: Rolling out a ‘smart camp’ in Pilbara

A Youtube video shows how Australia's communications utility goes about deploying its hosted 'Smart Camp' entertainment system at a new BHP Billiton iron ore camp in Western Australia's Pilbara region.