Rio Tinto raises US$3 billion in bond issue Bookrunners are BNP Paribas Securities Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Credit Suisse (USA) LLC and RBS Securities Inc. Michael Allan McCrae | June 15, 2013 | 4:25 pm
INFOGRAPHIC: The ten biggest oil and gas companies Did you know that TOP 10 oil and gas companies produce over 56.6 million barrels per day? MINING.com Editor | June 15, 2013 | 3:12 am
Platinum market deficit to hit 844,000oz in 2013 – HSBC The platinum market is likely to hit a record deficit of 844,000 ounces in 2013, HSBC says, as supply shrinks and demand, […] Mineweb | June 15, 2013 | 1:23 am
Kevin Falcon joins West Kirkland A gold exploration company focussed on projects in North America. Michael Allan McCrae | June 14, 2013 | 11:56 pm
INFOGRAPHIC: locating the world’s minerals and mines Do you know which country holds the largest percentage of global copper? Platinum? Chromium? What about hafnium? MINING.com Editor | June 14, 2013 | 11:55 pm
Top 10 oil and gas producing countries in 2012 World oil production rose about 2.5% last year, from 4,019 million tonnes in 2011 to 4,119 million tonnes in 2012. Vladimir Basov | June 14, 2013 | 11:30 pm
Transparency in mining: Canadian working group issues recommendations Social and economic benefits to transparency, says report. Ana Komnenic | June 14, 2013 | 10:26 pm
US partners with Guinea to improve diamond mining The two countries will focus particularly on improvements for alluvial extraction. Kerry Hall | June 14, 2013 | 9:55 pm
France bans the mailing of gold, silver The law came into effect June 1. Kerry Hall | June 14, 2013 | 8:31 pm