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BHP axing up to 300 Olympic Dam jobs

The decision caps off a dreadful month for South Australia’s mining sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2015 | 11:23 am

Here is how metal-eating bacteria may make asteroid mining profitable

The technique, known as biomining, is already being tested here on Earth as a sustainable treatment of ores and mine waste.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2015 | 5:31 pm

Michael Fowler says forget the majors, buy the midtiers

According to Michael Fowler, senior mining analyst with Loewen, Ondaatje & McCutcheon, the major gold producers have gorged on debt and sold off their seed corn.

The Gold Report | January 29, 2015 | 4:11 pm

MMG to begin pre-extraction at Las Bambas despite copper rout

The firm expects production at Ferrobamba, one of the four deposits that make up Las Bambas project, to start early next year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2015 | 12:00 pm

Mining M&A: Private equity can’t run away fast enough

The smart money is waiting for fire sale prices before jumping into metals and mining. Or worse; has simply lost interest in the sector.

Frik Els | January 29, 2015 | 1:32 am

Anglo American set for commodity slump-triggered charge

The firm became the first major mining company to openly accept the toll that slumping commodity prices are taking on the global industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2015 | 4:49 pm

Report on what caused Mount Polley disaster expected this week

The highly anticipated independent expert panel report will determine the cause of the dam failure and is expected to lead to new safety standards for the entire Canadian mining industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2015 | 11:46 am