South Africa’s mining industry can’t afford wage talks failure: Chamber If so they will end up destroying the country’s largest export industry as well as its credit rating, warned Tuesday the Chamber of Mines. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2013 | 1:00 pm
BHP Billiton to cut contractors at its iron ore operations The world’s largest miner is fast-tracking the modernization of its Pilbara iron ore division. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2013 | 10:58 am
Copper slump to cause Chile $4bn in lost revenue: authorities Only in royalties Chile's state would lose $2 billion this year. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2013 | 5:51 pm
Anglo hires banks to sell up to 50% of Minas Rio iron ore Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley and UBS AG are said to be in charge of luring investors. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2013 | 4:06 pm
BHP’s cost cutting measures reach iron ore division So far the world's largest mining company has not laid off anyone from its iron ore workforce. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2013 | 11:50 am
PayPal launches interplanetary payment system In partnership with two leading groups, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute and the Space Tourism Society Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2013 | 6:09 pm
Glencore Xstrata cuts coal production at Aussie mines, slashes 450 jobs In total, over 1,000 coal jobs have been cut this week alone in Australia's mining sector. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2013 | 3:59 pm
Researchers make carbon wire that could replace copper It is one-tenth the weight of copper, but stronger and much more flexible. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2013 | 2:09 pm
Dozens killed in Sudan gold mine area Violence is focused on the troubled Darfur region. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2013 | 1:28 pm
UN special forces sent to Congo’s mining hub In an effort to curb rebels attacks in Katanga, the country's copper mining hub. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2013 | 12:00 pm