September 2, 2012

Lonmin set for talks amid increasing strikes in SAfrica

Striking platinum mineworkers gather for a report back on negotiations at Lonmin's Marikana mine in South Africa's North West Province.

September 1, 2012

Lego robots teach students in hope of filling hi-tech skills gap

A school in Western Australia has adopted the innovative pedagogic technique of using Lego robotics to teach students about mining processes, with the long-term goal of providing skilled tech-savvy workers…

August 31, 2012

Chile’s Codelco 1st half profit falls 31 percent

The world's largest copper company Codelco said the average price of copper dropped 14 percent from last year.

August 31, 2012

India looks for rare earths under the sea

India is already building a rare-earth mineral processing plant in the east coast state of Orissa and will invest $135 million in a new exploration ship and the refurbishing of…

August 31, 2012

Chinese firms invest in smelters as Indonesian ore export ban approaches

Chinese firms plan to invest up to AUD$8.6 billion in Indonesian smelters to mitigate the impact of a ban on unprocessed ore exports.

August 30, 2012

Macabre twist: Lonmin protesters who survived massacre face murder charges

Two weeks after South African police opened fire on a group of 3,000 workers and killed 34 people protesting at the platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana mine, prosecutors are bringing…

August 30, 2012

Conga remains key for Newmont

Newmont Mining's (NYSE:NEM) $4.8 billion copper-gold project in Cajamarca Peru remains as one of the company’s priorities, but further development will be done on a very measured basis, told MINING.com…

August 30, 2012

Xstrata kicks off production at Mount Margaret mine‎

London listed Xstrata (LON:XTA) started Thursday copper production at its $310 million (A$300) Mount Margaret operation in north-west Queensland, Australia.

August 30, 2012

Qatar Holding confirms it will vote against Glenstrata next week, shares dive

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has publicly said Friday it will vote against the mooted $70 billion merger between Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Xstrata (LON:XTA), which sent shares of both the Swiss…

August 30, 2012

World’s richest woman proposes minimum wage reduction for envious and lazy

Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart has triggered a squall of controversy in Australia by issuing a call for the minimum wage to be reduced and accusing those jealous of her immense…