OceanaGold reports maiden resource for WKP in New Zealand

China, Russia, Canada and Ghana increased their output.

Australian miner plans transition to start in May as Marius Kloppers retires.

The company has promoted one of its own employees to head the steelmaker and iron ore mining company.

The local region contains the world's largest deposits of black opals as well as other opal gemstones.

Seven out of 10 companies faced decreases in their attributable gold output.

Two greenfields projects will throw off cash.

Aussie mining billionaire doesn't want exploration on his family land.

The mining giant's profit is expected to slide for the third consecutive on Wednesday, driven mainly by last year's plummeting iron-ore price.

BHP Billiton-owned Appin coal mine in southern Australia will lock out its workforce Sunday amid tense negotiations with supervisors over a new corporate agreement.