December 22, 2013

Barrick announces agreement to divest Plutonic mine in Australia

Further progress in portfolio optimization process.

December 20, 2013

Aussie billionaire Clive Palmer’s massive coal mine approved

Environmentalists argue the approval will see 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil will be dumped in the Great Barrier Reef.

December 20, 2013

Rinehart’s Roy Hill secures close to $700 million from US bank

She needs $10 billion.

December 19, 2013

IMAGE GALLERY: The leach tank break at Ranger Mine

Crumpled.

December 19, 2013

Iron ore, met coal prices slump as Australia ramps up exports

The price of iron ore slumped to a 7-week low and metallurgical coal traded at its lowest level since August on predictions of a massive spike in exports from top…

December 18, 2013

Junior mining stocks that will let you sleep at night: Ralph Aldis

The best time to buy gold is when the market hates it, especially when it comes to junior explorers with market caps under $1 billion.

December 18, 2013

Rinehart’s Roy Hill project gets $1bn funding injection

The $10 billion project, originally expected to begin production this year, is way behind schedule.

December 18, 2013

Survey: 72% of miners see the global economy improving

Confidence levels in the sector have improved dramatically over the last 12 months, reaching a two-year high.

December 18, 2013

Bitcoin sinks as China tightens restrictions on trade

The virtual currency is down 46% from Monday, and 60% since the historic peak of late November.

December 18, 2013

Massive diamond deposit said to be hiding beneath Antarctica’s icy hills

But scientists think the chance of the Antarctic kimberlite containing economically viable amounts of diamonds may be low.