February 1, 2013

Potash Corp’s profits plunge on dwindling Asian demand

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSE:POT) has logged a stunning 38% decline in Q4 profits due to dwindling demand from core Asian export markets India and China.

January 31, 2013

Report: Polyus putting 4 deposits containing 28m oz up for sale

Russian gold miner may get around $2.2 billion for the properties.

January 31, 2013

Report: Big changes coming to Kazakh mining

More stringent environmental enforcement and a shift of resources to regions.

January 31, 2013

Siberian family found by Soviet mining team after four decades of total isolation

A remarkable saga of survival in the remote Siberian wilderness has recently resurfaced, concerning the discovery by Soviet mining scientists of a family who had spent four decades of their…

January 30, 2013

Rothschild-Bakrie mess makes London bourse look ‘second-rate’, fit only for ‘speculative mining plays’

The saga has tarnished the Rothschild and Bakrie dynasties, but the LSE deserves much of the blame.

January 30, 2013

Rio threatens to halt work at Oyu Tolgoi over Mongolia’s demands for bigger stake

The giant copper-gold mine is one of the richest prizes in mining and the Mongolian government has long coveted more of it.

January 30, 2013

Indian delegation to explore iron ore assets in Brazil

India will be send a high-level delegation to Brazil for the second time in three months.

January 30, 2013

Interest rate hike could trigger global meltdown: Kaye

Renowned hedge fund manager William Kaye says the world faces the prospect of another financial crisis should interest rates be increased and debt burdens be rendered unserviceable.

January 29, 2013

Iran denies reports of uranium enrichment explosion

Iran has denied reports of an explosion at its uranium enrichment facilities near the city of Qom in the country's center-north

January 28, 2013

Fresh threats to Centerra’s Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan

The Kyrgyz Republic government is once again trying to force Centerra to renegotiate the terms of its mining license for the Kumtor open pit gold mine, the country’s largest foreign…