January 21, 2013

New mercury treaty leaves artisanal gold miners in limbo

Artisanal gold mining, the largest source of global mercury pollution in small-scale operations, is the only source of income for as many as 15 million people in 70 countries, mostly…

January 21, 2013

South Africa to announce decision on Glencore–Xstrata on Tuesday

South Africa's Competition Tribunal will publish its official decision on the proposed Glencore-Xstrata merger tomorrow.

January 21, 2013

S.Africa replaces India as China’s No 3 iron ore supplier

South Africa overtook India to become China's third-biggest iron ore supplier in 2012, while Australia strengthened its dominant position as the major supplier to Beijing, data from customs showed on…

January 21, 2013

Study shows actual gold cash costs are 50% more than what is reported

$1,170 vs $773.

January 20, 2013

Mongolia stops coking coal exports to China in pricing scrap

Tavan Tolgoi's high-quality coal is being sold to cheaply says CEO.

January 19, 2013

Raking over the Rio coals

A round up of commentary on the CEO switch.

January 18, 2013

‘Having the balls’ to grab Oyu Tolgoi said to be Albanese’s greatest achievement

That and fighting off BHP's advances.

January 18, 2013

STATS: China’s fixed investment in mining is putting the rest of the world to shame

Mining capex was up 12% to $211 billion last year.

January 18, 2013

World’s biggest wind farm will be built near Fukushima nuclear power plant

Project completion is expected by 2020

January 18, 2013

Glencore and Xstrata postpone final merger date, but get Eskom’s support

Eskom's announcement removes one of the last few hurdles in the two companies' quest to create the world's fourth-biggest diversified miner.