S. Africa campaigners jump all over Marikana killings report
They claim the official report on the police killing of 34 striking miners in 2012 is a "gross defamation" of those who died.
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INFOGRAPHIC – Crisis investing: How 14 asset classes performed in times of distress
Today's infographic compares how 14 different asset classes have performed during the last five crises.
China panic crushes mining stocks
Billions wiped from mining sector as gold, silver prices fall and copper, iron ore prices plummet to 2009 levels amid Chinese stock market collapse.
HM The Queen meets pump royalty – the WARMAN® centrifugal slurry pump
Her Majesty The Queen was shown a scale model of the world famous Warman® slurry pump on a visit to the Weir Advanced Research Centre (WARC) at the University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
Copper prices hit 6-year low, blame China
As high volatility in the Chinese stock-market reinforced worries of a dropping demand from the nation, the world’s top metals consumer.
ESCO ® Launches Game Changing SecureLift ™ Lifting System
ESCO’s mining team is proud to make the SecureLift Lifting System commercially available today.
A hard hat that does much more than just protecting a worker’s head
An Australian startup is launching a hard hat that does much more than just protecting a workers' head — it literally can warn someone of an imminent danger and suggests solutions to problems.
These are the top business risks mining and metals firms face
Getting — and keeping — a social license to operate, as well as resource nationalism, remain among the top five business risks for the industry.
Aussie state change to mining rules could block planned projects — industry
But New South Wales says the proposed amendment would give social and environmental issues equal standing with the economic in decision making.
