Automation of mining, processing and transportation is becoming increasingly more attractive as companies seek to maximise safety and returns from resources of reducing grade in competitive, fast-paced global markets.

Johannesburg, South Africa auction – March 27, starting at 9:00 a.m.

The current slowdown is just a pause in the commodity supercycle’s 'continuing spin.'

Using a photograph of the final user’s hand, customers can try the entire collection and see which piece looks the best.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 6 March 2013: Leading provider of intuitive software solutions to the mining and exploration industry, MICROMINE (UK), has awarded a £1,000 bursary to an undergraduate geology student from the University of Leicester as part of the annual MICROMINE Student Bursary Programme. The 2013 recipient is Matthew Booth, a third-year student in Leicester’s MGeol Applied and Environmental Geology course.

China says the 80% rise in the iron price between September and February was brought about by traders and miners creating an artificial supply shortage.

According to local and social media, police used tear gas against protesters and even fired a canister directly into the head of a 15 year-old high school student.

The government has set up a three-year, $15 million plan to back mining and oil and gas projects in Afghanistan.

Despite the fund's mounting losses, Paulson is sticking to his gold theory.