Australia’s Fortescue announces $353m share buyback program

The move comes despite the nation’s coldest winter in 28 years which keeps domestic mines closed and local supplies limited.

Murilo Ferreira, CEO of Brazil’s mining giant VALE (NYSE: VALE) said he expect less volatility in terms of iron prices for 2013

While the US interior department has launched a review of Shell’s whole Arctic oil drilling programme, mining projects look promising.

Large capital projects are difficult to finance

Engineering, geosciences and skilled trades

While 2012 marked the year of several outer-space mining projects, 2013 is shaping up as the era of human colonization on nearby planets.

The country's iron ore imports in 2012 totalled $95.6 billion, 8.4% higher than the previous year.

Archaeologists have discovered the presence of iron oxides in medicinal treatments retrieved from an ancient Roman shipwreck located off the coast of Tuscany

Trying to make the most of soaring prices.