Congo miners may breach rights with virus controls

The waiting game is over. BHP Billiton has named its Perth-based spin-off company, appointing Graham Kerr as its chief executive.

More than 36% of the jobs in mining and logging stay open for longer than three months.

Miner's belt tightening continues.

While China is struggling with its gross domestic product (GDP) growth metrics, the country’s main stock market—the Shanghai Composite Index (SCI)—is easily outperforming the S&P 500 and NASDAQ.

Rio Tinto CEO credentialing ahead of another round with "combative" Ivan Glasenberg.

Walsh emphasized Rio was not planning any major acquisition to protect itself from a potential takeover by the commodity trader and miner rival.

Arizona’s lawmakers have slipped a piece of legislation that would allow the mining giants to go ahead with their massive Resolution Copper project.

Miner may try replicate partnership with other of its stalled projects, such as Pascua Lama in South America.

What’s the connection between access to water, human rights and mining projects? It’s a complicated area where the vast challenges that lie ahead can only increase as the century progresses.