January 5, 2015

Anglo American tries again: submits plan to expand coal mine in Australia

Revised plan plan will see the company mine 75 million tonnes over 17 years instead of 97 million tonnes over 20 years.

January 5, 2015

Glencore resumes production at Aussie coal mines

The three-week suspension aimed at battling a global oversupply of the commodity.

January 4, 2015

Oceanagold to phase out New Zealand mines

Oceanagold (TSX, ASX:OGC), an Australia-based gold producer, will start winding down its New Zealand mines to focus on lower-cost production in the Philippines, where it runs the Didipio copper-gold mine…

January 4, 2015

Gold smuggler on the run held at Chennai airport

Immigration authorities at Chennai airport on Friday nabbed a man who is said to belong to an international gang of gold smugglers and is wanted in nine cases of smuggling…

January 2, 2015

Cliffs closes Bloom Lake iron ore, sells coal assets

Active production at the Canadian Bloom Lake iron ore mine has completely ceased, and the sale of the firm's its struggling coal division has been completed.

January 2, 2015

Here is why miners should think ‘accountability’ when talking ‘responsibility’ (Part II)

The concept of a government-backed initiative to manage CSR abroad is being looked at by various nations, including Canada and the U.K.

January 1, 2015

Ban on iron ore mining led to one million lost jobs in Karnataka, Goa

Ban on iron ore mining and exports in top producing states of Karnataka and Goa led to job loss of one million people, directly and indirectly, according to a ASSOCHAM-Yes…

December 31, 2014

Mining in 2015: Copper price topped

No rally for the red metal in 2015, but all bets are off if China's State Grid Corp finally deploys its $65 billion fixed investment budget.

December 31, 2014

Here is why miners should think ‘accountability’ when talking ‘responsibility’ (Part I)

There currently are several practical and legal reasons for companies to have a CSR strategy in place, says expert in the field Elizabeth Adey, in this interview with MINING.com.

December 31, 2014

Mining in 2015: Zinc price with zing

Zinc prices will continue to gain in 2015, but all bets are off if a not unlikely stockpile shock panics buyers.