May 18, 2016

Thailand to shut only active gold mine by end of May — report

Chatree remains in operations despite and order by the country's military regime last week to halt all gold mining and exploration activities.

May 17, 2016

Copper purification system to cut shipping costs

South Australian company OZ Minerals has designed a refining process that allows it to increase the quality of its copper concentrate and exponentially reduce export costs.

May 17, 2016

Aussie firms back push to drive Argentina to world No 2 lithium supplier

There are fresh opportunitis to explore for new lithium resources in the rich Latin American footprint, says Latin Resources Managing Director, Chris Gale.

May 16, 2016

Australia’s geoscientist employment slump enters its third year

Employment prospects for Australia’s professional geoscientists deteriorated even further in the opening quarter of 2016, driven down by mining’s negativity and dashing hopes for an improvement in the geoscientist employment…

May 16, 2016

Lucapa to invest $7 million upgrading Lulo diamond mine in Angola

The mine hosts type-2a diamonds which account for less than 1% of global supply.

May 12, 2016

Key Australian-Latin American Mineral Resources Forum moves to Perth next week for 1st time

Resources investment opportunities across the vast region of Latin America will be in sharp focus next week when Perth plays host to the Latin America Down Under mining investment conference…

May 11, 2016

Miners going broke – worst still to come

New report says mining and metals companies set to default on debt at more than three times the historical rate going back to 1983.

May 11, 2016

Global gold output to remain weak despite price recovery

BMI Research analysts also believe gold prices bottomed in 2015 and expect the metal to edge higher over the coming quarters.

May 10, 2016

BHP resumes expansion plans, says not waiting for prices to recover

Strategic shift comes as the world's biggest miner tries to regain investors' confidence.

May 9, 2016

Glencore buys major stake in troubled Aussie iron ore miner

It now owns 8.47% of Atlas Iron, which gives Glencore direct exposure to iron ore production.