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Juniors see Australia’s new tax incentive as a lifesaver

Currently 19% of Aussie geoscientists are unemployed, compared with fewer than 2% three years ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2014 | 3:26 pm

MMG in halt on possible deal with Glencore Xstrata over Las Bambas

Las Bambas copper mine, located in Peru, is expected to fetch between $5 and $6 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 18, 2014 | 6:06 pm

BHP’s Mackenzie vows ‘substantial’ cash returns to shareholders by June

The only stumbling block is the firm's $27bn net debt, which BHP expects to drop below $25bn in three months, removing the final hurdle.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 16, 2014 | 6:00 pm

Hybrid cars magnate says shutting down US coal industry would save the Earth for only $50 billion

The one-time investment has the potential to generate $100-150 billion in benefits every year for the next decade.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 13, 2014 | 5:34 pm

Drummond to resume coal exports from Colombia on March 24

The US-based miner Cienaga port, on the Caribbean Sea, is set to handle an extra 3 million tonnes of coal a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2014 | 11:30 am

Alpha Natural Resources offers $2 million retention bonuses to CEO, President

Company trying to retain execs 'through particularly difficult market and regulatory conditions.'

Ana Komnenic | March 11, 2014 | 8:04 pm

Suncoke is leaving the coal business

A shift to a limited partnership for tax advantages.

Michael Allan McCrae | March 11, 2014 | 4:07 pm

More than 25,000 investors and mining types walked into PDAC. The result was. . .realistic

PDAC curse or blessing? Fresh from the Letter Writer Presentations track at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, The Gold Report asked thought leaders to share their impressions from the annual minefest.

The Gold Report | March 10, 2014 | 11:03 pm

CHART OF THE DAY: Attendance at the industry’s biggest shindig and the mood of miners

A drop.

Michael Allan McCrae | March 10, 2014 | 10:15 pm

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