December 27, 2012 Ten scandalous diamond stories from 2012 From 50-million year old fossils in diamond mines to the use of gamma rays to find precious gems
December 27, 2012 Miners file South Africa’s biggest ever class-action lawsuit against gold giants South African miners believed to suffer from the world's highest tuberculosis rates
December 26, 2012 OZ Minerals continues to sit on AUD$750mn in acquisition funds as year rolls to an end Share prices dive yet CEO Terry Burgess still refuses to rush into a purchase
December 24, 2012 The greatest mining flameouts of 2012 The notable flops, failures and flameouts of the year.
December 22, 2012 Congo and cobalt critical Only four metals, or element groups, made the list for the American Physical Society, Materials Research Society and the US Department of Energy's uncatalogued for 'critical metals': Rare Earth elements,…
December 22, 2012 Australia’s Northern Minerals Ltd. secures offtake agreement for Browns Range rare earths project Australia's Northern Minerals Ltd., formerly Northern Uranium Ltd., has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a major global mining and chemicals player for future offtake of product from its…
December 21, 2012 1,700 protest at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine Underground miners, led by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, demanded that those suspended for participating in strike action last week be reinstated.
December 21, 2012 Chinese thermal coal imports jump 30% to record high as Beijing ends domestic price caps After a 32% decline in steam coal prices since January, things are looking up for 2013.
December 21, 2012 South Africa won’t nationalize its mines, but taxes go up After years of debate, South Africa’s ruling party African National Congress rejected Thursday plans to nationalize the country’s mining sector, but voted in favour of higher taxes in the world’s…
December 21, 2012 Resource nationalism assumes more insidious forms Tactics shift from frank expropriation of assets to increased royalties and stricter procurement requirements
Skeena secures environmental assessment certificate for Eskay Creek mine in BC The Tahltan Nation’s consent to the project is embedded within the EAC, marking a historic first in Canada. January 27, 2026 | 01:13 pm
