CHARTS: Mining once again one of biggest drivers of US economy

BHP will in time set up similar facilities for its Queensland coal mines and at its Escondida copper mine in Chile.

Canada’s federal government has launched a formal investigation into the use of foreign workers at a HD Mining International Ltd.’s coal mine in northern British Columbia, joining the provincial government, which opened an inquiry last week.

Canada’s economy shrank 0.1% in August, the first drop in six months, driven mainly by depressed manufacturing and energy sectors, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.

The European Commission said Wednesday it is delaying the deadline to emit a verdict on Glencore International PLC's $70 billion merger proposal with Xstrata (LON:XTA) after Glencore (LON:GLENA) made concessions to reduce EU concerns about too much potential concentration of interests in northern Europe.

An economic researcher from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says China must give up the breakneck growth rate it's maintained since the turn of the century

High wages and a shortage of skilled workers in Australia threaten AUD$200 billion in mining and energy projects according to the founder […]

The Australian Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) said Tuesday the Rio Tinto's redundancy package for its Blair Athol coal mine discriminates against union members.

Industry achieves safety and health records

Imagine for a moment that you have a credit card with a limit of a few trillion dollars but with one caveat: you need to use those funds exclusively to provide for your family. It sounds easy, until you realize your “family” is 1.1 billion people...The Chinese government is in a similar position.