BHP slashing costs faster than expected
World number one miner notches "productivity gains" of $2.4 billion as profits fall 47% in second half of 2014.
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Sliding output could drop Barrick to no 4 gold miner
Barrick's production dropped by over 1m ounces last year and a new report predicts further steep declines by 2020.
Coal miners jailed for Mongolia tax evasion seek pardon
US citizen Justin Kapla and two Philippine nationals sentenced to 5 – 6 years in jail while working for coal miner SouthGobi appeal to Mongolian president.
Modest tailwinds could blow life into mining equities in 2015: Shane Nagle
In this interview with The Gold Report, Nagle selects some promising precious metals stories, along with his two top picks in the base metals space.
First BC oil slump casualty: Ivanhoe Energy faces bankruptcy
The company has filed for creditor protection and faces possible bankruptcy.
South Australia govt backs uranium mining
The draft terms of the reference for SA's royal commission into the role of nuclear power should investigate the costs of uranium mining, conservationists say.
Australia’s Hunter Valley coal’s health bill more than $460m a year
The figure, estimated by doctors, is based on the health costs and lost productivity from coal-related respiratory and cardiac issues.
All workers rescued at Harmony’s mine, but profit to take a hit
The mine, Harmony's single largest gold producer, will likely remain closed for an indefinite period while a probe is held.
Zambia eases tax rules, to start refund talks on a ‘company-by-company basis’
The new rules only apply to future payments and not amounts already owed.
