November 28, 2013

High profits or low profits, tensions with governments rise

Over the past decade, the number of disputes that have resulted in international arbitration has increased tenfold for the oil and gas sector and fourfold for the mining industry. And…

November 28, 2013

Dassault Systèmes’ Geovia Customer Dundee Precious Metals Recognised With 2013 Ingenious Award For Innovative Use Of Technology

Dundee Precious Metals Inc.'s use of technology to drive innovation at their Chelopech mine in Bulgaria sees production doubled without the addition of any new mobile mining equipment, while at…

November 28, 2013

Devico Launches Its New DeviCore BBT

Devico’s latest core orientation tool, the DeviCore BBT is an innovative high-performance tool that offers outstanding reliability.

November 28, 2013

Aluminum prices follow gold’s steps, down to four-year low

Market struggling with oversupply.

November 28, 2013

Canada’s Ontario joins global ‘war on coal’

Province introduces next week legislation aimed to ban the burning of coal and the building of new such plants.

November 28, 2013

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart is Australia’s chairperson of the year

Award comes as she is dealing with a long-running legal battle with two of her children over who should manage a $4 billion family trust.

November 28, 2013

Vale ends decade-long dispute with Brazil, pays $9.6bn discounted tax bill

It will pay $2.6bn by the end of the month, and an additional $7bn over the next 15 years.

November 28, 2013

Rio Tinto goes ahead with $400m iron ore expansion

To boost output at its Australian iron ore mines in the Pilbara region.

November 28, 2013

UK museum buys gold bracelet from the Iron Age

"First gold Iron Age jewellery ever found in the north of England."

November 28, 2013

$1k for one bitcoin

One month ago bitcoin was trading at $205