Fortescue says Vale impact uncertain, sees demand for mid-grade iron ore

Concerted campaign by the mining industry in collusion with Western Australia's Burke government thwarted efforts to give Aboriginal communities a greater say and share in resource development

Australia now a key destination for foreign sex workers, illegal narcotics and touring rock bands

The chance of start mining asteroids, workers told ‘death’ only excuse for not working on Christmas and MINING.com's very own list of top billionaires involved in minerals and metals, became some of the most-read stories of 2012.

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is warming at three times the global average. Would this open the door for mining?

Close to 1,000 Australian junior mining and exploration stocks will be fighting to raise billions of dollars in new equity next year.

The Hanlong Group, a privately owned Chinese company, is planning to take over Australian mining company Sundance (ASX:SDL) early next year and gain control over the Mbalam iron ore project in central west Africa, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday.

Purchasing four shipments commencing August 2013

Groundwater leaks from shore into the ocean floor itself and experts are trying to figure out the implications of this for the supply of fresh water on land and aquatic life.

The mining town of Tabubil, in Papua New Guinea, is facing the closure of the nearby Ok Tedi copper mine, an operation that currently employs nearly 2,000 people, most of them locals.