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More coal mining jobs axed in Australia; Vale joins BHP and Xstrata

Brazilian mining giant Vale has followed the gloomy trend set by BHP and Xstrata by announcing it will lay-off workers at its coal operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2012 | 3:51 pm

Australia and Chile sign mining deal

Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Chile's Ministry of Mining have signed an agreement to improve education, safety, and research and development in the global mining industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2012 | 1:05 pm

BHP scraps plans to dominate Olympic Dam area

BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has scrapped plans to purchase exploratory land in the area adjacent to the Olympic Dam project.

Marc Howe | September 12, 2012 | 6:04 am

Australian mining entrepreneur convicted and jailed by Indonesian court

Australian businessman Dennis Connell has been convicted by an Indonesian court of embezzlement in relation to a botched business deal.

Marc Howe | September 12, 2012 | 3:13 am

Australia’s new tax hike angers miners and may hit projects

Australia’s mining giants are threatening both the government of Queensland and the federal authorities with dropping all of their new projects in response to the state’s surprise increase in coal mining royalties.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2012 | 6:37 pm

Australian coal industry to slash 900 jobs

Australia's coal miners are slashing 900 jobs against a backdrop of declining commodities prices and higher costs.

MINING.com Editor | September 10, 2012 | 3:41 am

Further signs of stimulus plans from a slowing China

China is showing further signs that stimulus spending to prop up its slowing economy could well be on the way with President Hu Jintao evincing a commitment to economic growth at the APEC summit over the weekend.

Marc Howe | September 10, 2012 | 1:20 am

Gold breaks out; jobs report is weak

In anticipation of the job's report, the markets and gold jumped yesterday, but there was no good news for President Obama as Friday's report shows the US added a paltry 96,000 jobs in August.

Michael Allan McCrae | September 7, 2012 | 2:58 pm

Rio Tinto creates virtual mine to teach block caving

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has teamed up with Sydney's University of New South Wales to create the world's first virtual mine for the purpose of teaching block caving

Marc Howe | September 7, 2012 | 4:12 am

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