Teck Resources posts better-than-expected profit as costs drop

China’s anti-corruption watchdog has launched an investigation over the insider trading case linked to China National Offshore Oil Corp.'s bid for Nexen.

Rising labor and construction costs as well as declines in commodities prices have cast doubt on AUD$100 billion in mining and energy projects in Australia.

A reclining female nude made from waste rock from a closed coal mine was opened in England by Princess Anne on Monday.

A group of protestors from anti-coal group Quit Coal have staged a dramatic protest in the Australian city of Melbourne today, abseiling down the front of the state parliament building and chaining themselves to its pillars.

The Chinese government has announced it will shut hundreds of small mines this year in an effort to boost safety standards following a colliery accident in Sichuan province which has so far left 45 people dead.

Colombia’s energy and mining minister Federico Renjifo, who assumed the position on Thursday, said he is aware he’ll face difficult times as analysts are predicting a slowdown in demand for the country’s commodities in coming years, but he said he’ll make sure the sector remains competitive and attractive to foreign investors.

Political controversy surrounding suspect allocations of coal mining concessions in India threaten to topple Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with chief opposition party the BJP issuing calls for his resignation.

The chairman of Perth's Summit Resources (ASX:SMM) has said Queensland could miss out on millions in uranium investment due to the Newman government's failure to establish a more welcoming policy environment for developers.

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 to the region's flourishing resources sector.