$1.5bn Japanese injection for BHP’s Jimblebar
Expansion plans should lift BHP's Australian iron ore capacity to 220m tonnes a year.
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Junior miners in Quebec get a push with new $250 development fund
The new fund plans plans to invest between $5 million and $20 million in each miner.
Photo of the day: girl with big CAT
Beauty and the beast.
Gold falls under $1,300 and silver drops beneath $20
Markets slump.
Silver found to be key weapon in fight against antibiotics resistance
Adding silver to antibiotics can make them up to 1,000 times more effective, say experts.
Mining equipment makers rise to efficiency challenge
Mining equipment manufacturers are making improvements to machinery that they hope will deliver productivity gains for customers and counter falling orders.
A closer look: NASA rover offers 1.3 billion-pixel views of Mars
"The Curiosity rover is the next best thing to sending a geologist to Mars."
Oyu Tolgoi to ship first copper this Friday
"We are now ready to ship Oyu Tolgoi’s very first copper concentrate to international markets."
Australia’s insects provide clues to new gold deposits
Research shows ants and termites bring up evidence from five metres underground.
