Rio Tinto back on track to haul iron ore in driverless trains in 2018

Well-known executives headhunted from major mining companies such as BHP Billiton, AngloGold Ashanti, Barrick Gold and Xstrata have made the cut to become Anglo American’s new CEO.

NSW government could be liable for hundreds of millions in payouts should leases be revoked

Tin mining is a profitable but damaging trade that has scarred the Indonesian island of Bangka, a granite outcrop just east of Sumatra, reports English newspaper The Guardian.

HD Mining International, the firm bringing Chinese workers for its northern B.C. coal mine, has appealed to a Federal Court ruling allowing local unions the right to request a judicial review of the temporary foreign worker permit granted to the coal company earlier this year.

World's richest woman frets over Australia's ability to compete on an international playing field

Nat Rothschild is roping in mining legend Robert Friedland to wrest control of London-listed Bumi from Indonesia's Bakrie dynasty.

"I have not yet decided what my future plans will be but certainly retirement will not be part of them."

Any overhaul of the tax could spark a fresh war with miners still smarting from their battle against 2010's resource super profits tax.

A new study led by Australia’s Griffith University has found shift miners working long hours are more likely to suffer from depression, fatigue and a wide range of illnesses.