Canadian mergers and acquisitions survived 2012 collapse
Canadian mergers and acquisitions defied gravity in 2012, surviving a 10% decline in the total number of deals completed during the year.
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Iron ore miners ending 2012 on a positive note
Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton reach an almost one-year high.
Tata Steel takes gold and silver status as Caterpillar supplier
Tata Steel has rounded out an award-winning year by receiving a Gold and Silver certification in Caterpillar's prestigious Supplier Quality Excellence Programme (SQEP) for its processing and distribution operation in India and Skinningrove in the UK.
Labour unrest forces Harmony Gold to close South African mine
Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) announced Thursday it has closed its Kusasalethu mine in South Africa a day earlier than planned for the festive holiday season due to violent demonstrations following the suspension of 578 workers.
Despite 2012 commodities slump emerging market demand set to fuel higher, more volatile prices
"In a resource-constrained world, value creation moves towards the owners of resources" is the conclusion of a new report from McKinsey
Finally – a definitive online source for malfunctioning mining machinery porn
The Mining Mayhem blog aspires to be the definitive resource for photos in the genre
Rare earth toy ban could spell the end for Bucky Balls
Spate of ingestion-related incidents leads to calls for banning of novelty office toys
CoalSpur obtains USD$300mn senior debt facility from EIG Global Energy
VIsta Coal Project has potential to become largest export thermal coal mine in North America
Chinese coal giant’s goliath mine in Queensland to dwarf regional peers
AUD$5bn development will export four times more coal than the largest mine in Central Queensland at present
