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Arctic oil extraction frozen, but mining to bring a melting $100 billion in investments

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

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2013 | 3:24 pm

Baffinland Iron Mines scales back massive Mary River railway development to just road haulage

Large capital projects are difficult to finance

Michael Allan McCrae | January 12, 2013 | 11:22 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: 20 high-demand jobs in the Australian resource sector

Engineering, geosciences and skilled trades

Michael Allan McCrae | January 12, 2013 | 10:50 am

Wanted: Colonists to build first human settlement on Mars

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

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2013 | 3:54 pm

China’s ravenous for iron ore, copper and oil

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

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2013 | 2:26 pm

Medicinal iron tablets uncovered in ancient Roman shipwreck

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

Marc Howe | January 10, 2013 | 3:27 am

Is this iron ore’s new normal? Rio cancels tender over lowball bids

Trying to make the most of soaring prices.

Frik Els | January 10, 2013 | 12:18 am

Batista’s MMX struck with $1.8 billion tax fine in Brazil

MMX Mineração e Metálicos S.A. will dispute the charge as it claims there is no legal basis for

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2013 | 6:18 pm

Aussie mining tycoon finally opens accounts to the public

Financial reports reveal the full extent of Gina Rinehart's lucrative earnings

Marc Howe | January 9, 2013 | 2:23 am

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