Aussie state change to mining rules could block planned projects — industry

Capital spending by the largest gold producers is increasing at a faster pace than earnings for a second straight year as the industry’s biggest mining projects are beset by delays and surging labour costs.

Renewed fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo will halt the export of so-called conflict-free minerals from the country's eastern provinces, according to Bloomberg:

Pretium Resources, a gold junior developing the Brucejack and Snowfield properties in British Columbia, today raised $70 million through a share offering.

Due to its widespread use in construction, communication and transport copper is a bellwether for the global metals industry. The red metal […]

Zimbabwe's mine output increased in the first quarter, leading to surging revenues for government coffers, NewsDay is reporting.

Mark Fielder has been promoted to operations vice president of FLSmidth’s recently formed Non-Ferrous Division. The division pro- vides advanced minerals processing technologies, systems and solutions to the global mining industry.

Voith Turbo recently announced it has named Roland Hoet as director of Mining and Metals, a group within Voith Turbo’s Industry division.

Contract workers blocked some roads to Chile's Escondida copper mine, the world's largest, on Thursday in a bonus dispute, although production operations weren't halted

Indonesia has decided to have its mining cake and eat it too, as the country, one of the world’s largest exporters of copper and coal, will start imposing a 20% tax on mining exports beginning next week.