Australia federal court narrows BHP’s suits over Samarco disasterBHP said it expected to record a charge of $650 million in its fiscal 2018 results on account of the failure but the charge was at the lower end of expectations according to analysts.Reuters | December 18, 2018 | 12:08 pm
Nigeria’s first gold refinery plans to triple capacity in five yearsMost ore will be sourced locally from various locations including…Reuters | December 18, 2018 | 11:58 am
UAE’s Emirates Steel refinances $650 million of debt with new loan, sukuk – sourcesThe company hired BNP Paribas to coordinate a $400 million…Reuters | December 11, 2018 | 2:17 pm
Anglo resumes work at Minas Rio Green light for transmission line was the final hurdle to clear. Frik Els | December 24, 2012 | 8:34 pm
The greatest mining flameouts of 2012 The notable flops, failures and flameouts of the year. Frik Els | December 24, 2012 | 2:40 am
Mining costs soar as productivity languishes, superfluous staff proliferate Excess sub-contractors and outdated construction techniques lead to cost blowouts and project delays Marc Howe | December 23, 2012 | 11:48 pm
Chinese withdraw from $3bn iron ore project in Western Australia State-owned company to shut its Perth office and withdraw most of its staff Marc Howe | December 21, 2012 | 4:22 am
Resource nationalism assumes more insidious forms Tactics shift from frank expropriation of assets to increased royalties and stricter procurement requirements Marc Howe | December 21, 2012 | 3:55 am
Southern parvenu seizes control of New York Stock Exchange Metals and energy trader clinches historic deal with NYSE Euronext. Marc Howe | December 21, 2012 | 12:01 am
Iron ore miners ending 2012 on a positive note Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton reach an almost one-year high. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2012 | 3:32 pm
Despite 2012 commodities slump emerging market demand set to fuel higher, more volatile prices "In a resource-constrained world, value creation moves towards the owners of resources" is the conclusion of a new report from McKinsey Marc Howe | December 20, 2012 | 5:09 am
Finally – a definitive online source for malfunctioning mining machinery porn The Mining Mayhem blog aspires to be the definitive resource for photos in the genre Marc Howe | December 20, 2012 | 3:32 am