December 7, 2012 General Electric expands mining equipment holdings with $0.7 billion acquisition New acquisition follows GE's purchase of Fairchild International earlier in the year
December 7, 2012 High mining wages deprive the South Pole of workers Venerable Antarctic work program forced to extend deadline due to lack of applicants
December 7, 2012 China lifts outlook for mining sector in 2013 with accelerated infrastructure spending Chinese economy to recover via investment in infrastructure and property
December 7, 2012 Fee FiFo Flam – transient mine camps under attack again The latest academic report on Fly in Fly out mining camps in Australia suggests that some are hotbeds of crime and drug and/or alcohol abuse and like concentration camps –…
December 6, 2012 Mining machinery sits idle as Australia prices itself out of projects Leading equipment provider reports that third of units sit unleased as project opportunities dry up
December 5, 2012 Crusader Resources obtains license for Posse iron ore Long-awaited iron ore project finally obtains approval
December 3, 2012 Australia and India to collaborate on world’s biggest coal tenement in Queensland Coal resources of Carmichael mine estimated at AUD$10 billion
December 3, 2012 Australian gold production dwindles Decline imputed to technical issues at bigger mines
December 2, 2012 Ferguson, Newman set to finalise Indian coal deal Australian officials are in India to formalise a deal for the largest and most comprehensive coal mining exploration program undertaken in Australia.
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
