Australia losing 75,000 mining jobs in next two years Cuts will occur because the sector is switching from the job-heavy construction stage to the operational phase, which requires fewer workers. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2014 | 11:00 am
Sibanye Gold mulling move into platinum industry by year-end South Africa’s top gold producer is said to be going ahead with plans to expand into the country’s platinum sector before the end of the year. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2014 | 6:58 pm
Venezuelan army said to have trespassed Guyanese border, attacked miners Miner allegedly failed to pay the soldiers a periodical fee in exchange for them turning a blind eye to illegal mining on Venezuelan territory. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2014 | 5:18 pm
Rio Tinto ‘happy’ with iron ore exposure, bullish on China Diversifying the business away from iron ore is not in Rio Tinto's cards. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2014 | 3:31 pm
Anglo American goes ahead and puts platinum mines, other assets up for sale The firm is offloading some of its historic South African platinum mines as part of a $4bn sale of under-performing assets. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2014 | 1:15 pm
Astronomers discover diamond the size of Earth That’s one massive diamond, which will never be cut, as it is 900 light-years away from our planet. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2014 | 9:45 am
Asia Resource Minerals chairman steps down after investor uprising The scandal-struck Indonesian coal miner formerly known as Bumi, did not re-elect Chris Walton at the annual shareholder meeting Friday. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2014 | 7:22 pm
Rio Tinto’s plans to mine potash in Canada got a lot more serious While it did not disclose the costs and planned capital expenditure for the Albany project, Rio has previously said the deposit had enough potash to sustain a low cost operation for decades. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2014 | 5:10 pm
Alrosa opens Russia’s largest diamond mine The Udachny mine, in the country's northeast, is also expected to become one of the world’s biggest underground diamond operations. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2014 | 3:17 pm
First Quantum halts $6.4bn Panama copper project The temporary measure is due to a labour dispute with some of its construction workers, said the firm. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2014 | 1:45 pm
