Rinehart’s Roy Hill project gets $1bn funding injection
The $10 billion project, originally expected to begin production this year, is way behind schedule.
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Gold price swings wildly after Fed’s surprise taper
The US Federal Reserve surprised the market and announced it's throttling its quantitative easing program that has pumped $4 trillion of easy money into the US economy.
Survey: 72% of miners see the global economy improving
Confidence levels in the sector have improved dramatically over the last 12 months, reaching a two-year high.
South African labour: Unions at war
Numsa will openly recruit from NUM's membership, in direct violation of federation principles. Numsa tells opponents to 'go to hell.'
Dyno Nobel Launches New Website
The website was designed to provide the ultimate user experience with improved access to important product and service details, innovation information and career opportunities.
Metso expands its industry leading global services center network with a new facility and larger services offering in the Southwest USA
The new facility will be integrated with existing Metso operations in the area and is expected to be operational during the fourth quarter of 2014.
South Africa’s key gold industry faces moment of truth
Collapsing gold prices, ageing mines, labour strikes and higher operating costs have together weighed down on the sector in the world's sixth largest producer of the metal.
Bitcoin sinks as China tightens restrictions on trade
The virtual currency is down 46% from Monday, and 60% since the historic peak of late November.
Massive diamond deposit said to be hiding beneath Antarctica’s icy hills
But scientists think the chance of the Antarctic kimberlite containing economically viable amounts of diamonds may be low.
