February 24, 2015 BHP pins hopes on spin-off South32 In the second half of 2014 the businesses bound for South32 generated $5bn worth of revenue and almost $890m of earnings before interest and tax.
February 23, 2015 South Australia govt backs uranium mining The draft terms of the reference for SA's royal commission into the role of nuclear power should investigate the costs of uranium mining, conservationists say.
February 23, 2015 Australia’s Hunter Valley coal’s health bill more than $460m a year The figure, estimated by doctors, is based on the health costs and lost productivity from coal-related respiratory and cardiac issues.
February 22, 2015 Chile’s Codelco likely to buy Anglo’s unwanted copper assets — report Anglo’s assets up for grabs include three mines and a smelter valued at $1 billion.
February 22, 2015 Seabed mining dreams shattered by New Zealand latest decision The country's refusal of a deep sea mining venture off its coast has cast a shadow over the emerging mining practice.
February 20, 2015 Substantial amount of gold deals expected for Australia by year-end As a result of world’s largest gold miners pulling their portfolios to pieces as a way to weather low prices and an ongoing downturn.
February 18, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC: the 10 countries with the most gold reserves The fine folks at Physical Gold created this nifty little interactive map that explores the ten countries with the largest gold reserves worldwide.
February 18, 2015 Australian rare earth project making headway A rare earth project in New South Wales, Australia moved a step closer to mining after receiving approval from the Planning Assessment Commission (PAC).
February 17, 2015 Profile of Goldcorp CEO Chuck Jeannes: sector has brighter future, gold miner says CEO of world's largest gold mining company talks about the challenges and opportunities posed by peak gold.
February 16, 2015 Iron ore price surges Biggest jump of the year lifts iron ore price more than 6% off 2015 low.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
