October 29, 2014 Space miner loses first satellite in rocket explosion The affected company is Planetary Resources, the U.S.-based start-up aiming to mine asteroids.
October 28, 2014 Former Anglo’s senior exec. said to have taken $3.5 million from firm Instead of paying for mine equipment and services, the former project director sent the money to private bank accounts in Barbados and London.
October 27, 2014 CHARTS: This is how much gold miners really put into their host countries Members of the World Gold Council spent last year a total of $47 billion in countries hosting their mining operations.
October 27, 2014 Anglo American ships first iron ore from Brazilian Minas-Rio project Once again Cutifani delivers — freight from Minas-Rio leaves for China by year-end and within the latest estimated budget.
October 27, 2014 BHP to sell US shale assets, limit annual capex to $14 billion The world’s biggest miner unveiled details about how it expects to meet cost-reduction and productivity improvement targets.
October 24, 2014 Iron ore and rare earth metals mining: an industry under siege? Resource scarcity and human rights issues surrounding metals extraction, coupled with unrelenting global demand mean the industry is facing some tough realities.
October 24, 2014 A$20 Million Partnership A Win for Western Australian Kids In the largest donation in Telethon history, BHP Billiton has committed $20 million over the next five years to the Telethon Kids Institute to improve the health and wellbeing of…
October 23, 2014 Rio’s Walsh gets big backing from shareholders, to stay longer as CEO The move is seen by analysts as an attempt to strengthen the firm’s image.
October 22, 2014 China to scrap tariffs on Australian coal The controversial duties, imposed earlier this month, will be eliminated once ongoing negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations is finalized.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
