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The toll from mining tin

BusinessWeek profile the horrific conditions in Indonesian tin mines, where largely destitute miners extract ore with shovels and picks.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 25, 2012 | 9:43 pm

Rinehart’s $6.4 billion coal mine project gets the green light

Environmentalists such as Greenpeace have condemned the mine's approval as claiming, it will mean an unacceptable rise in vessels passing the Great Barrier Reef, impacting air quality and native flora and fauna.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2012 | 4:37 pm

BHP chews over ways to expand iron ore production in Australia

The world's number one miner, BHP Billiton, wants to leave the news of its first decrease in annual profit in three years behind by focusing on finding the most lucrative way to increase iron ore production in Western Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2012 | 1:40 pm

Australian resource minister declares mining boom over, then backtracks

Less than 24 hours after Australia's minister for resources and energy declared that the country's mining boom had come to an end, he appeared saying he was misinterpreted, and that the resources industry is still moving ahead.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 24, 2012 | 7:11 am

BHP ditches Olympic Dam as profit tumbles

The world's number one miner, BHP Billiton, has delayed its $30 billion Olympic Dam copper-uranium expansion and said no major projects would be approved until June 2013 as it tries cutting costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 22, 2012 | 12:59 pm

Two massive diamonds in Angola dazzle investors and brighten up local industry

The Australian diamond company Lonrho Mining dazzled investors Tuesday as the company confirmed the finding of two huge diamonds from the Lulo project, in northeastern Angola.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2012 | 12:54 pm

Australia’s Queensland coal industry hits new wall as Yancoal reviews expansion

Already running at a loss or struggling to stay in the black, most thermal coal mines in Australia's Queensland are now facing additional challenges as exports drop and major projects wind back.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2012 | 2:51 pm

Faith in BHP’s Outer Harbour fading fast

New doubts have emerged over world number one miner BHP Billiton's (LON/ASX/NYSE:BHP) $20 billion outer-harbour project at Port Hedland, Australia, with big names such as JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank saying they expect it to be axed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2012 | 2:46 pm

UN study to examine impact of Australian mining industry on aboriginal communities

A study undertaken by the UN on the impact of the global resources sector on the world's indigenous communities is set to make the Australian mining industry an area of focus.

Marc Howe | August 14, 2012 | 5:17 pm

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