October 30, 2015 Future of BHP coal mines in Indonesia hinging on mining rules revision The country's government is in the midst of reviewing its mining legislation, particularly mandatory divestment rules and contract extensions.
October 30, 2015 This interactive timeline will teach you all about diamond mining It all began about 900 million years ago.
October 29, 2015 Mining industry value drops below one trillion dollars In 2011, during the peak of the so-called “mining boom”, the sector was worth nearly US$2.5 trillion.
October 28, 2015 Newmont slashes costs, mines 16% more gold Also approves expansion of Tanami mine in Australia.
October 28, 2015 Iron ore price crashes through $50 "The major producers are adding incremental volume at around $20 a tonne, that gives you a sense of where the vulnerability is."
October 27, 2015 These countries are winning at gold mining The number of registered artisanal miners, or barrequeros, inside Colombia now top 100,000 and production should keep rising.
October 27, 2015 Aussie Gov’t under attack for saying there is ‘moral case’ for coal mines But authorities and miners say calls for a global moratorium on coal mines ignore the scale of global demand for energy.
October 26, 2015 Chinese scrap at 10-year low pressures iron ore price Chinese scrap – typically around 90% Fe – has fallen to below 62% iron ore at its 2011 peak and below domestic pig iron prices.
October 26, 2015 Rio’s controversial Warkworth coal mine extension close to final approval The NSW Department of Planning has recommended conditional approval of the much needed and long-debated mine expansion, as its current permit expires in June 2017.
October 26, 2015 Miners ask Australia Govt to back-up social gains from $50bn investment in Africa The Australian Government has been called on to take more notice of the nation’s important economic footprint in Africa.
Zijin Mining seeks $1.5 billion from convertible bonds as gold surges Company plans to use proceeds to fund capital expenditure related to the construction of the La Arena gold mine project in Peru. January 29, 2026 | 05:09 pm
