March 4, 2013

Western Australian mines boost country’s gold production

Output for the December quarter was 2.4 million ounces.

March 4, 2013

Australia’s Lynas appoints new CEO

Eric Noyrez will take over the top job on March 31.

March 3, 2013

Miners struggle ‘down to the wire’ for cash: report

Big and small companies are affected by high costs, low prices and wary investors.

March 2, 2013

Australian mine workers fired after video stunt

Barminco slaps crew members with life-ban from all of its projects.

March 1, 2013

Rio to sell majority stake in Canada’s largest iron ore producer

Operation is estimated to fetch about $1.7 billion.

February 28, 2013

Rio appoints former BHP executive as new finance director

Christopher Lynch takes over longstanding finance director Guy Elliott.

February 28, 2013

Brazil’s Vale reports first loss in a decade, takes $5.7bn write-down

It became the latest large miner to write down assets in the face of falling commodity prices.

February 27, 2013

Iron ore billionaire floats plans to rebuild the Titanic

Australian mining tycoon Clive Palmer expects Titanic II to be ready for its inaugural voyage by 2016.

February 27, 2013

Australia’s iron ore core escapes Cyclone Rusty

Rusty had been predicted to strike the Pilbara region's Port Hedland iron ore port, but instead touched down in the nearby town of Pardoo.

February 27, 2013

Lynas produces its first rare earths in Malaysia

Plant projected to produce 11,000 tonnes by second quarter of this year.