Aussie miner Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) has announced the indefinite suspension of operations at its Sunnyside mine near Gunnedah in New South Wales. […]

A prominent Indonesian businessman has warned foreign miners of the perils of investing in his own country over the next two years due to new laws which curb overseas ownership.

Potash Corp of Saskatchewan (TSX:POT) has seen third quarter earnings plunge 22% due to a sharp decline in exports of the key fertilizer ingredient to China and India.

A leading analyst says growth in China is set to gradually recuperate as the Middle Kingdom's economy experiences a short, sharp U-shaped convalescence.

An analysis of precious metals and commodities funds indicates that silver could well be the new gold for investors seeking to hedge against inflation.

The lagging productivity of the Australian coal industry could render as much as a third of the sector's output unprofitable.

Scientists have generated pressure levels one and half times greater than those found at the Earth's inner core using a specialized new double-diamond anvil.

Australian Resources Minister Martin Ferguson says the onset of an era of low commodities prices does not spell the end of the country's China-backed mining boom.

Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYSE:VALE) is expected to log a year-on-year Q3 profit decline of 61% due to this year's precipitous dive in iron ore prices.

Figures released by the US Mint on Friday indicate that sales of silver in year-to-date exceed those of gold more than fifty-fold in terms of weight.

A 32-year-old Australian lawyer for a Rio subsidiary has been prevented from leaving Mongolia by local police following allegations of corruption.

Gold Fields (JSE:GFI) has fired 8,500 striking workers at a mine in South Africa following their failure to respond to an ultimatum to abandon the strike.