Data scientists and geoscientists offered A$1m to predict next big mineral deposit in South Australia

Once the darling of miners, the Canadian province is quickly losing its edge. Here is why.

And US$6 billion over budget.

China’s yuan has overtaken the euro to become the second-most used currency in trade finance.

Chinese steel mills are humming and rapidly depleting domestic iron ore mines face tough new environment rules from Beijing translating into surging demand for imports.

In Tracking the trends 2014, Deloitte uncovers the pressing trends facing the mining industry in the year ahead and offers strategies that companies can employ to adapt to changing industry dynamics.

Mining payments to federal and provincial government coffers totalled an estimated $71 billion from 2003 to 2012.

While resource nationalism is still a major risk for miners, corrupted governments can be equally or more detrimental to the industry.

Shipments reached 22.3 million tonnes from 16.2 million tonnes a year earlier.

Brazilian giant could end up with half of one of the world's greatest mining prizes.