South African miners better find business somewhere else: report But companies do not need to go too far, say experts, as there are plenty of opportunities inside Africa. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2013 | 6:24 pm
Mining projects worth $7.5bn delayed by Peru’s environmental authorities More than half of the total reports submitted in early 2012 are still under evaluation. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2013 | 5:48 pm
Wanted: Colonists to build first human settlement on Mars While 2012 marked the year of several outer-space mining projects, 2013 is shaping up as the era of human colonization on nearby planets. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2013 | 3:54 pm
US oil imports will drop to a quarter-century low in 2014 Energy Information Administration's prediction based on growth of hydraulic fracturing in states like North Dakota and Texas. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2013 | 3:05 pm
China’s ravenous for iron ore, copper and oil The country's iron ore imports in 2012 totalled $95.6 billion, 8.4% higher than the previous year. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2013 | 2:26 pm
Promised Land: Fracking seen by Hollywood Despite anti-fracking groups, the U.S. expects close to $90 billion worth of investments related to shale gas in 2013 Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2013 | 7:19 pm
Batista’s MMX struck with $1.8 billion tax fine in Brazil MMX Mineração e Metálicos S.A. will dispute the charge as it claims there is no legal basis for Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2013 | 6:18 pm
Canada’s Eldorado Gold to spend almost $100 million on exploration in 2013 The Vancouver-based miner posted its 2012 results Wednesday. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2013 | 4:31 pm
TransCanada to build a $5 billion gas pipeline for Progress Energy The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project is expected to have an initial capacity of about 2 billion cubic feet of gas per day. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2013 | 4:13 pm
First Quantum’s $5bn Inmet bid turns hostile If successful, the deal will be the biggest hostile mining bid since BHP Billiton failed $40bn offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan in 2010. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2013 | 3:50 pm
