November 11, 2014

Lithium processing breakthrough delivers 25 year option for Australia’s Cobre Montana

Locks in exclusive rights to the only practical processing technology globally able to recover lithium from mica group minerals (sheet silicates)

November 10, 2014

Yanzhou Coal injects $2.8bn into troubled Australian unit

In an attempt to keep Yancoal afloat as coal prices trade near multi-year lows.

November 10, 2014

Rio Tinto’s $5.4bn Oyu Tolgoi expansion in limbo once again

Mine operator and Rio's subsidiary Turquoise Hill said Monday they have made an offer to the government of Mongolia to resolve matters in a manner deemed "beneficial to all stakeholders.”

November 9, 2014

BHP closer to unveiling details of upcoming spin-off

The world’s largest miner is only two weeks away from shedding more light on an upcoming spin-off of unwanted assets.

November 7, 2014

Mongolia-based miners in limbo after premier ousted

What happens next is critical say mining companies currently operating in the country.

November 6, 2014

Deep-sea miner Nautilus to charter ship as floating base

The ship will accommodate as many as 180 people and is expected to be delivered by the end of 2017.

November 6, 2014

New Zealand’s Pike River coal mine to remain closed

It will be turned into a memorial to the 29 men who died there in 2010.

November 5, 2014

BHP Billiton to export US oil without permit

The move is considered another sign that Washington’s decades-old federal ban on crude exports is crumbling.

November 4, 2014

Iron ore price falls to 64-month low

Fresh Chinese weakness pushes iron ore price to lowest since June 2009, but rising premiums for high-quality lump imports offers some hope.

November 4, 2014

More job cuts at BHP’s Mt Arthur coal mine

The firm is laying-off 150 workers by the end of February 2015.