November 8, 2012 ‘Mini gold rush’ hits Victoria A "mini gold rush" of amateur prospectors has hit the Australian state of Victoria, with families and retirees from state capital Melbourne traveling to Bendigo in the hopes of striking…
November 8, 2012 Australian miners find new ways of getting buzzed Australian miners in the western part of the country are allegedly turning to a new version of the synthetic drug known as Venom, which is made with chemicals imported from…
November 8, 2012 Lynas wins battle against activists, gears up to start rare earths production in Malaysia Australia's Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC) won Thursday the latest of a series of long-dragged legal battles against activists, which took the company to court for allegedly causing major health and environmental…
November 8, 2012 Iron ore port to become popular cruise tour destination The mining town of Port Hedland in Western Australia's mineral rich Pilbara has ambitions to become a leading destination for cruise ship tours.
November 8, 2012 Diamonds made from cremated Australian stolen while en route to grieving parents A pair of diamonds made from the cremated ashes of a deceased Australian man have been stolen while en route to his grieving parents.
November 7, 2012 Paladin Energy to cut costs by $80 million Uranium miner Paladin Energy (TSX:PDN)(ASX:PDN) is targeting up to $80 million in cost reductions over the next two years and putting a freeze on development as the price for uranium…
November 7, 2012 BHP on the search for Kloppers’ successor The world's biggest mining company has announced that it has embarked upon the search for a successor to Marius Kloppers as the South African approaches his sixth year as BHP's…
November 6, 2012 Uranium One drops to year-low after suffering net loss The $1.88 billion miner lost $62 million during the quarter as uranium prices continue to drift lower.
November 6, 2012 Australia tries rescuing Rio Tinto’s aluminum operations Australia’s federal government has agreed to back the construction of a proposed gas pipeline to supply Rio Tinto’s (LON, ASX:RIO) struggling Gove aluminum operations in the country’s Northern Territory.
November 6, 2012 Australian miners take battle against tax to High Court The Australian resources sector has taken its battle against the Gillard government's contentious new mining tax to the nation's High Court.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
