February 16, 2014

Mining job cuts push Australian unemployment rate to 10-year high

For the first time in a decade, Australia's unemployment rate has hit 6%.

February 16, 2014

Legendary Aussie prospector search for space junk turns to gold

Down Under’s richest living prospector Mark Creasy, just got US$167 million richer.

February 16, 2014

Ryan Castilloux: Sorting reality from hype in the crowded rare earth industry

Evaluating rare earth projects is a tricky business, and the ambiguous reporting methods some companies use don't make it any easier.

February 14, 2014

How mobile technology saves lives

More so than other industry executives, mining execs believe that using mobile technology can be a life-saver.

February 14, 2014

Anglo American profit hit by strikes, logs $1.9 billion writedown

"We are not happy," said CEO Mark Cutifani.

February 14, 2014

Gold sector nightmare not over: price drop forcing them to slash reserves

Despite extreme measures taken by gold miners to balance their books, the sector continues to suffer the aftermath of last year’s precious metal price nosedive.

February 13, 2014

Barrick takes massive US$2.8 billion charge on mines, lowers gold reserves

Net loss for the entire year climbed up to a monster $10.37 billion.

February 13, 2014

Rio’s Walsh delivers: 15% dividend hike on higher than expected second-half profit

The miner has been among the most aggressive cost-cutters and plans to find a further $3 billion in savings this year.

February 11, 2014

Gold idol: Killian Charles’ search for the next mining superstar

Killian Charles, a mining analyst with Industrial Alliance Securities in Montreal, was tired of hearing how gold companies were doomed to failure because of the listless gold price. So, he…

February 10, 2014

NASA begins accepting applications from privates to mine the Moon

Space Agency in search of potential business partners as US government denies further funding.