Lynas presses Malaysian authorities to explain plant review status

Two people have been killed and 10 others injured during a violent protest over a planned gold mine in eastern Indonesia. The victims were among nearly 1,000 people in Lambu village in West Nusatenggara province who were trying to stop the gold mining...

An underground coal mine proposed for near Margaret River in Western Australia has been rejected by the state's environment minister.

Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares in Macarthur Coal Limited and holds 100 percent of the company.

Minority partner Highlands Pacific said Tuesday it expects the Ramu nickel project in Papua New Guinea to operate close to maximum capacity by mid to late 2013.

Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) said it will produce about 150,000 oz less gold in its 2011/12 financial year due to production disruptions at Cadia Valley and Lihir, and lower feed grades and recoveries at Telfer.

It sounds like something out of a B movie trailer or if you're old enough to remember, an episode of Swiss Family Robinson.

A proposed new coal mine in Queensland is so massive it is likely to do more harm to the local economy than good.

Job seekers in the Australian mining and construction industry were likely to benefit from a favourable hiring climate in the first quarter of 2012, said recruitment solutions provider Manpower.

Cows shrinking to the point they turn into cats and villagers wrapped in do-it-yourself anti-radiation suits are only some of the effects of allowingAustralia's Lynas Corporation to open a rare earths plant inMalaysia, according to not-so-subtle protest short satirical films populating YouTube these days.