November 27, 2014 Rio Tinto sets $350m aside to expand Canada’s Diavik diamond mine The investment will allow for a fourth pipe to be developed at the site, with production expected to start by 2018.
November 26, 2014 Analyst: Glasenberg could grab Rio by way of China By promising top shareholder Chinalco, Rio's stakes in Oyu Tolgoi and Simandou.
November 26, 2014 Heads roll as BC Iron forced to cut costs amid weakest price in years Founding managing director Mike Young among the ones leaving the company.
November 26, 2014 Lucapa Diamond soars on 35-year mining licence for Lulo The project could prove to be more valuable than the country’s biggest gem producer, Catoca,
November 25, 2014 Alaska’s Pebble mine scores win after court orders EPA to back off A federal judge has ruled in favour of the Pebble mine project, putting a temporary halt on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to protect Bristol Bay.
November 25, 2014 Gender equity: essential to mining’s future Female mining professionals face a persistent gender pay gap. The gap consists of lower wages than their male peers doing the same work, and less access to career progression.
November 25, 2014 Iron ore massacre: below $70 for first time in five years This is almost two-thirds below a peak of $191.90 reached in February 2011, which was when huge new mines were being approved.
November 25, 2014 Aussie miners working harder for less money Average salaries fell 19% over the two-year period from 2012, while the average working week increased by four hours, a study shows.
November 24, 2014 Aussie mining magnate Clive Palmer investigated over $10 million fraud The scale of the fraud alleged against the tycoon-turned-politician may double to about A$23 million.
November 24, 2014 BHP warns more cost cuts, management shake up before demerger The world's largest miner has stepped up its cost-cutting plans as it battles a sharp slide in iron ore, coal and oil prices.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
