US steps up efforts to limit China’s control of critical minerals

The chance of start mining asteroids, workers told ‘death’ only excuse for not working on Christmas and MINING.com's very own list of top billionaires involved in minerals and metals, became some of the most-read stories of 2012.

A relative of American heiress Huguette Clark, who could have inherited $19 million of her $300 million fortune, has been found dead in Wyoming.

The new authorities are considering offering a number of international bids for mineral exploration, particularly for gold.

China gains despite global contraction

STOXX 600 European basic resources index gains1.4% on signs that growth is picking up in China

The mining town of Tabubil, in Papua New Guinea, is facing the closure of the nearby Ok Tedi copper mine, an operation that currently employs nearly 2,000 people, most of them locals.

From silver-lined prophylactics to iron Buddhas from space, 2012 has seen some strange and fascinating stories on the topics of both base and precious metals

Share prices dive yet CEO Terry Burgess still refuses to rush into a purchase

In September 2011, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark laid out an agenda to spur job creation in the province. As part of […]