December 20, 2012 Labour unrest forces Harmony Gold to close South African mine Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) announced Thursday it has closed its Kusasalethu mine in South Africa a day earlier than planned for the festive holiday season due to violent demonstrations following…
December 20, 2012 Is BHP’s Jansen Potash Mine destined to flop? With wide-eyed ambition, BHP Billiton hopes its Jansen project will change the potash industry
December 20, 2012 Despite 2012 commodities slump emerging market demand set to fuel higher, more volatile prices "In a resource-constrained world, value creation moves towards the owners of resources" is the conclusion of a new report from McKinsey
December 20, 2012 Finally – a definitive online source for malfunctioning mining machinery porn The Mining Mayhem blog aspires to be the definitive resource for photos in the genre
December 20, 2012 Rare earth toy ban could spell the end for Bucky Balls Spate of ingestion-related incidents leads to calls for banning of novelty office toys
December 20, 2012 CoalSpur obtains USD$300mn senior debt facility from EIG Global Energy VIsta Coal Project has potential to become largest export thermal coal mine in North America
December 20, 2012 Chinese coal giant’s goliath mine in Queensland to dwarf regional peers AUD$5bn development will export four times more coal than the largest mine in Central Queensland at present
December 20, 2012 Byron King: How to up your investing IQ with gold Have you ever actually held gold in your hands? Byron King, editor of the Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor newsletters, suggests that you do
December 20, 2012 Diplomat inadvertently reveals China amassing gold to shore up the yuan: Leeb Middle Kingdom's policy makers appear well apprised of the effects of profligate money printing
December 19, 2012 Lynas wins operations appeal in Malaysia A Malaysian court dismissed an appeal against a temporary operating licence for Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC), an Australian rare earth miner, despite residents' opposition over alleged radioactive hazards.
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
