December 2, 2014

Water, human rights and reputations – managing the impacts of mining projects

What’s the connection between access to water, human rights and mining projects? It’s a complicated area where the vast challenges that lie ahead can only increase as the century progresses.

November 30, 2014

Thai villagers may have been poisoned by gold mine

A Thai gold mining company is under fire this week after lab results indicated as many as 6,000 people may have been poisoned by heavy metals.

November 30, 2014

Weaker Australian dollar cushions gold producers from slump

A survey released yesterday by Melbourne-based consultant Surbiton Associates highlights that things are not all bad for the industry, in Australian dollars at least.

November 30, 2014

WGC says easing of gold import curbs will improve supplies, benefit exporters

With the easing of gold import restrictions, the metal’s supply through official channels will improve and benefit genuine exporters and manufacturers of gold jewellery, the World Gold Council said today.

November 28, 2014

India scraps gold import restrictions

Surprise decision come in the wake of falling oil prices.

November 28, 2014

Rio Tinto cuts spending, defers capex, keeps dividend

The mining giant said it was committed to giving significantly more money back to shareholders in 2015 despite a severe drop in iron ore prices.

November 28, 2014

Deep-sea miner Nautilus to get $113m of escrowed funds

The sum will be given on the completion of the sale of 15% of its Solwara 1 project to an entity nominated by Papua New Guinea.

November 27, 2014

Chile’s mining sector to double energy demand by 2025

These are not very good news for the energy-starved copper producing nation.

November 26, 2014

Analyst: Glasenberg could grab Rio by way of China

By promising top shareholder Chinalco, Rio's stakes in Oyu Tolgoi and Simandou.

November 26, 2014

Heads roll as BC Iron forced to cut costs amid weakest price in years

Founding managing director Mike Young among the ones leaving the company.