December 30, 2012 Asteroids mining and miners told to work over Christmas among our most-read stories of 2012 The chance of start mining asteroids, workers told ‘death’ only excuse for not working on Christmas and MINING.com's very own list of top billionaires involved in minerals and metals, became…
December 30, 2012 It’s getting warm in Antarctica, but mining still a pipe dream The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is warming at three times the global average. Would this open the door for mining?
December 24, 2012 Potash West lodges provisional patent application for processing breakthrough Potash West is working on its revolutionary glauconite-to-fertiliser Dandaragan Trough project located to the north of Perth in Western Australia.
December 21, 2012 Resource nationalism assumes more insidious forms Tactics shift from frank expropriation of assets to increased royalties and stricter procurement requirements
December 20, 2012 Is BHP’s Jansen Potash Mine destined to flop? With wide-eyed ambition, BHP Billiton hopes its Jansen project will change the potash industry
December 20, 2012 Despite 2012 commodities slump emerging market demand set to fuel higher, more volatile prices "In a resource-constrained world, value creation moves towards the owners of resources" is the conclusion of a new report from McKinsey
December 19, 2012 Saskatchewan won’t review potash tax until BHP mine decision Saskatchewan will not review how it taxes potash miners until late next year at the earliest as it waits to see if BHP follows through on plans to develop a…
December 19, 2012 Ethiopian Potash Corp. announces renewal of Danakil license Ethiopian Potash Corp. is pleased to announce the renewal of Danakil mineral exploration licence
December 19, 2012 Marifil Mines year end update: December 2012 Marifil has expanded its land holdings and acquired two high-grade potash deposits K-5 and K-6 in the Neuquen basin.
December 18, 2012 Canadian government solicits public opinion on proposed $2.4bn potash mine Encanto teams up with Muskowekwan First Nation to launch potash development
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
