August 5, 2014

Major gold producers expected to put more mines up for grabs

Smaller firms with lower overheads and more leeway to restructure operations have already picked up $912m of assets hacked off by top gold producers.

August 4, 2014

Plenty of room for smaller iron ore players

800m tonnes going into Asian markets that the big four can't displace says 10m tonne per year Pilbara producer Atlas Iron.

August 4, 2014

Why Australia’s mining explorers have stopped exploring

Australia’s most successful mining prospector has warned juniors face unprecedented hurdles to bring projects to market as excessive ­regulation and high start-up costs threaten to derail the next leg of…

August 4, 2014

Public comment sought on safety of autonomous mining in WA

Resources Safety is asking for industry feedback on a draft code of practice and guideline for safe mobile autonomous mining systems in Western Australia.

August 1, 2014

Apache Corporation pulling out of proposed Kitimat LNG project

The liquefied natural gas project planned for Kitimat, B.C., faces an uncertain future.

August 1, 2014

Iron ore price bulls are back

But prediction of a rise above $100 a tonne in the "near future" may not be enough for smaller producers as the big three flood markets.

July 31, 2014

Australia’s Queensland resumes uranium mining

Nuclear energy production and waste disposal remain under a ban.

July 31, 2014

Aussie model’s naked war on coal

Robyn Lawley, Australian fashion model and environmental campaigner is using social media to protest the approval of a massive new coal mine in Queensland.

July 31, 2014

Aussie miners new dilemma: ore reserves up, exploration down

Half the firms surveyed by PwC reported an increase in their reserves compared to the previous financial year.

July 30, 2014

Coal exporters not backing down despite glut; could China enter the market too?

No signs of production slowdown in major coal-exporting countries.