December 11, 2013 One more spill at Rio Tinto uranium mine The collapse of a leach tank at Australia’s Ranger uranium mine, operated by Rio’s subsidiary Energy Resources of Australia, was the second such incident for the mining giant in less…
December 11, 2013 Has shale broken OPEC’s grip? Peter Dupont names powerhouses of the future The Shale Age is the age of the nimble junior, and exploration has revealed oil and gas resources that could forever alter the global production profile.
December 10, 2013 Simandou hearing delay hints at Vale-BSGR settlement Work on half of the giant Simandou concession in Guinea has been halted amid a corruption probe, but the door to a settlement between the Western African nation, Brazil's Vale…
December 10, 2013 Zimbabwe may have to stop producing diamonds Country’s diamonds said to be depleting fast.
December 10, 2013 MUST READ: Gold – the race for the world’s most seductive metal Matthew Hart's gripping Gold chronicling the fever that has captivated the human race for more than 6,000 years at times reads more like a thriller.
December 5, 2013 VIDEO: From production to disposal—What’s the life of a smart phone actually like? If you are reading this on a tabloid or a smartphone, then you are likely holding bits of so-called “conflict minerals,” mostly used in the manufacturing of mobile phones, tablets…
December 4, 2013 DiamondCorp gets first cash from stones unearthed at its Lace mine Company got about $279,000 from the sale of 6,442 carats.
December 3, 2013 Iron ore price blasts to 3-month high Chinese steel mills are humming and rapidly depleting domestic iron ore mines face tough new environment rules from Beijing translating into surging demand for imports.
December 3, 2013 Innovate or perish—Deloitte to the mining industry In Tracking the trends 2014, Deloitte uncovers the pressing trends facing the mining industry in the year ahead and offers strategies that companies can employ to adapt to changing industry…
Capstone Copper’s Chilean workers ready to strike if mediation fails The 645-member union rejected a contract offer in mid-December. December 24, 2025 | 12:12 pm
