December 31, 2012

Perth explorer jumps after $5bn Congo iron project greenlighted

Chinese firm Hanlong is bidding $1.2 billion for Sundance Resources.

December 31, 2012

China establishes online trading platform for coal

New online trading center will cut out intermediaries by permitting complete transactions

December 31, 2012

Senior official urges Chinese companies to pursue cheap acquisitions in the Eurozone

Financial woes of the West present "rare and historic opportunities" for the Middle Kingdom

December 30, 2012

Asteroids mining and miners told to work over Christmas among our most-read stories of 2012

The chance of start mining asteroids, workers told ‘death’ only excuse for not working on Christmas and MINING.com's very own list of top billionaires involved in minerals and metals, became…

December 29, 2012

China to buy major African iron ore project for $1.45 billion

The Hanlong Group, a privately owned Chinese company, is planning to take over Australian mining company Sundance (ASX:SDL) early next year and gain control over the Mbalam iron ore project…

December 28, 2012

Glory days, made again in America

U.S. needs to boost resource extraction as part of economic re-growth

December 28, 2012

China’s share of global export market rises to over 11%

China gains despite global contraction

December 27, 2012

China unlikely to be ousted as world’s main gold producer

The nation’s gold output between January and October was of 323 tonnes, 11% more than in the same period last year.

December 27, 2012

HD Mining refuses to show B.C. unions the files on work permits for Chinese miners

The Canadian miner that is bringing in hundreds of miners from China to work on a northern B.C. coal operation is refusing to release its files on the temporary work…

December 27, 2012

Ten scandalous diamond stories from 2012

From 50-million year old fossils in diamond mines to the use of gamma rays to find precious gems