November 19, 2013

Rio Tinto making last job cuts of the year

Mining giant showed the door to an unconfirmed number of contractors at its Argyle diamond mine and is planning job cuts at its coal operations.

November 18, 2013

West Africa is now the world’s low risk mining jurisdiction, says gold vet Mark O’Dea

Track record is everything in junior mining.

November 15, 2013

Rio Tinto’s Simandou project to cost over $18 billion

Chinese giant Chalco, in the process of is selling its stake in the project to parent Chinalco, said it will get a bit over $2bn for the transaction.

November 14, 2013

Improved physical demand in 2013: Thomson Reuters Silver Market Review

The Review forecasts fabrication demand across all sectors (except photography) will grow in 2013.

November 13, 2013

Glencore Xstrata starts trading in South Africa, poised to sell Lonmin stake

The miner and trading house ranks now among the top three on the JSE in terms of market capitalization.

November 12, 2013

Platinum giant Lonmin returns to profit after stormy year

World's third largest platinum producer posted best output in six years.

November 7, 2013

Chinese said to eye Ivanhoe Mines stake

Robert Friedland's African projects capture the interests of China National Gold after state-owned firm said no to African Barrick.

November 7, 2013

Four international O&G juniors for a globe-sweeping shale revolution: Christopher Brown

For investors, it's a case of massive potential upside for practically nothing—at least until the market wakes up.

November 7, 2013

Ghana’s water facility turns waste into commercial fertilizer and energy

A waste treatment plant that can produce about 500 tons of fertilizer per year, and can generate about 580,000 kWh per year of electricity from the biogas produced from the…

November 7, 2013

South African lawmakers postpone changes to mining, oil ruling

Parliament to sleep on proposed reforms.