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

The communist country's influential economic planning agency predicts oversupply of iron ore and moderate 4% steel production growth in 2013.

Companies want to reduce costs and protect profits against future price dips.

Technique could also be applied to purify rare earth elements.

Brazil mine to produce gold at 1/3 global average cost.

An Indonesia-based coal miner posted an ad asking for “good looking” single females under 25.

The country's commodities forecasting agency expects average price to fall to $90 a tonne over the next five years.

Study shows that gold deposits are created instantaneously through a process called 'flash vaporization'.

Goldman Sachs sees significant earnings declines at world number two miner.

Rio and Xstrata are not the only miners rethinking their coal business in Australia. Vale and BHP are reportedly on the same page.