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‘Having the balls’ to grab Oyu Tolgoi said to be Albanese’s greatest achievement

That and fighting off BHP's advances.

Frik Els | January 18, 2013 | 11:28 pm

STATS: China’s fixed investment in mining is putting the rest of the world to shame

Mining capex was up 12% to $211 billion last year.

Frik Els | January 18, 2013 | 7:38 pm

Canadian miner kidnapped in Colombia

Five gold miners working in a northern province of Colombia were kidnapped Friday afternoon by the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN).

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2013 | 7:09 pm

Colombia allows some miners to work in new national park, sparks debate

While miners that already hold licenses will be allowed to keep working in the area, the authority emphasized that those permits will not be renewed once they expire.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2013 | 4:40 pm

Glencore and Xstrata postpone final merger date, but get Eskom’s support

Eskom's announcement removes one of the last few hurdles in the two companies' quest to create the world's fourth-biggest diversified miner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2013 | 3:16 pm

World’s greatest explorer: Dave Lowell interview

He’s known as the most successful mining explorationist of the past century, having discovered 17 ore bodies, including the world’s largest copper mine

Tommy Humphreys | January 17, 2013 | 8:22 pm