March 2013

Potash West firms up the Dandaragan Trough project In Western Australia

The Dandaragan deposit is positioned to become a very big resource.

Minesite | March 31, 2013 - 11:02 pm

Base Metals

Force majeure: Codelco says losing ‘substantial’ output at its biggest mine

Workers at Radomiro Tomic downed tools on Saturday over a fatality at the 428,000 tonnes a year copper mine.

Frik Els | March 31, 2013 - 9:07 pm

Energy

QUICK FACTS: Gold ETFs, the people’s central bank

Only two countries, the US and Germany, hold more bullion than gold-backed ETF investors.

Frik Els | March 31, 2013 - 7:58 pm

Energy

It’s official, gold is in recession. Five reasons why it will continue to go lower

It's not just ETF outflows that are pointing to lower gold.

Frik Els | March 31, 2013 - 7:34 pm

Base Metals

Huge blow to Gabon as BHP pulls out

Another African nation has fallen victim of belt-tightening at the world's number one miner.

Frik Els | March 31, 2013 - 6:14 pm

Cat MineStar System technology Webcast

Proximity Awareness for surface mines and Personnel for underground longwall mines

Caterpillar | March 31, 2013 - 4:56 pm

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Energy

Are gold miners starting to hedge again?

"No one wants to be the first to move, given how risk averse the mood is."

Frik Els | March 31, 2013 - 4:20 pm

Precious Metals

Nelson Mandela’s daughter in sweetheart gold mine deal

Nelson Mandela's daughter Zindzi; Dudu Myeni, a close associate of President Jacob Zuma, and Cyril Ramaphosa's business partner James Motlatsi are some of the beneficiaries of Gold Fields's controversial South Deep empowerment deal in South Africa.

BDlive | March 31, 2013 - 2:50 pm

Fatal Brazil pier accident halts Anglo American iron ore shipments

The collapse of a river bank where a floating pier was moored has halted shipments by global miner Anglo American from its iron ore operation in Amapa state in Northern Brazil, the company said on Saturday.

sharenet | March 30, 2013 - 10:14 pm

Construction of $9bn Roy Hill iron ore mine kicks off, no $2-a-day workers needed

The biggest Australian iron ore mine to emerge in decades would not employ any of the 1,700 foreign construction workers it had been allowed to import.

Frik Els | March 30, 2013 - 7:03 pm

Videos

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March 2013

Potash West firms up the Dandaragan Trough project In Western Australia

Force majeure: Codelco says losing ‘substantial’ output at its biggest mine

QUICK FACTS: Gold ETFs, the people’s central bank

It’s official, gold is in recession. Five reasons why it will continue to go lower

Huge blow to Gabon as BHP pulls out

Cat MineStar System technology Webcast

Tags for you

Are gold miners starting to hedge again?

Nelson Mandela’s daughter in sweetheart gold mine deal

Fatal Brazil pier accident halts Anglo American iron ore shipments

Construction of $9bn Roy Hill iron ore mine kicks off, no $2-a-day workers needed

Videos

Mining’s next big threat: EY warns high prices are masking deeper risks

Gold could defy another Fed rate hike, Peter Grandich says

Gold juniors trading at ‘80% off’ as mining takeover wave looms, says Michael Gentile

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