Peru’s $1bn Tia Maria copper mine gets social license, to restart mining soon Work is likely to restart within the next 90 days, a top government official said following a public meeting with local residents. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 6:13 pm
Aussie billionaire Clive Palmer’s massive coal mine approved Environmentalists argue the approval will see 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil will be dumped in the Great Barrier Reef. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 4:51 pm
Colombia calls a truce in freshly declared war on coal It has extended Drummond port improvement deadline, but it will charge the company daily fines. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 2:20 pm
Rinehart’s Roy Hill secures close to $700 million from US bank She needs $10 billion. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 1:19 pm
Canada watchdog accuses Silvercorp short seller of fraud Hedge fund manager Jon Richard Carnes wrote a false negative report in 2011 about the silver miner in order to profit from its falling share price. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 12:52 pm
Glencore Xstrata raises stake in Africa’s copper belt The miner and commodities trading giant acquired an additional 14.5% interest in Mutanda, a copper mine in the province of Katanga, Congo. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2013 | 5:05 pm
Gold price collapses pass the $1,200 mark It plunged as much as 3% to $1,198 an ounce, the lowest price in almost six months. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2013 | 1:00 pm
China’s government likely behind country’s gold hoard—report Already the world's biggest gold producer China is set to overtake India as the No.1 gold importer. But where is all that gold going? Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2013 | 12:10 pm
Rinehart’s Roy Hill project gets $1bn funding injection The $10 billion project, originally expected to begin production this year, is way behind schedule. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2013 | 8:25 pm
Survey: 72% of miners see the global economy improving Confidence levels in the sector have improved dramatically over the last 12 months, reaching a two-year high. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2013 | 6:41 pm