Study shows 96% of some mining jobs can be automated
INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHIC: Don't just think truck drivers – 38% of first line mining supervisors' activities can be automated using CURRENT technology.
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Iron ore price predictions keep getting cut
Iron ore back above $40 on Tuesday, but Australia cuts official price forecast for 2016 to 20% below prediction made just three months ago.
Canada’s Quebec okays $1.2 billion phosphate mine
The open-pit mine – the largest in Canada near an inhabited area – is expected to create 475 construction jobs and 375 permanent positions.
Yamana Gold decides not to divest Brazilian operations after all
The miner said current market conditions are not supportive of a private placement on terms the company would find acceptable.
Kyrgyzstan freezes talks with Centerra Gold over Kumtor
The country's government said the current agreement "ran counter to the country's national interests."
Death toll from Brazilian dam burst climbs — BHP
The miner raised the death toll from the catastrophic dam burst at a mine in Brazil last month to 17 from 13 and said there are two people still missing.
INFOGRAPHIC: The world’s strangest currencies
The path to finding the best money has been long and riddled with trial and error. Here are just some of the world’s strangest currencies that we discovered in our research.
What to expect for 2016: Top predictions for the mining industry
Will commodities continue to “bump along the bottom” or is a recovery coming by mid-year? The jury is out.
Australia ok’s vast coal port expansion near Great Barrier Reef
The expansion work will require dredging 1.1 million cubic meters of seabed near the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.