This September, Las Vegas hosts MINExpo 2008, one of the world’s largest mining exhibitions that is held every four years. MINING.com Magazine reviews everything you need to know before you attend. read more »
Global demand for coal has shown some signs of slack, leaving investors to wonder what's next for U.S. producers who've seen prices at times triple over the past year.read more »
Mining companies will find it difficult to raise capital in the current environment, especially if a trend emerges for miners to spin-off assets, says Melbourne-based private equity fund African Lion.read more »
The resources boom has pushed Africa into second place as the destination with the second highest growth for Australian trade and investment behind Asia, a top diplomat says. read more »
Mining officials in the United States asked prosecutors Wednesday to decide whether criminal charges are warranted in the deaths of nine people in last year's collapse of the Crandall Canyon mine in Utah. read more »
British mining company Lonmin PLC kept up its public defence against a hostile 5 billion pound takeover approach from Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata PLC on Tuesday.read more »
After 18 months of discussion, Swiss commodities and raw materials giant Glencore plans to invest $50 million in a poly-metals project in the Mesabi Iron Range of northern Minnesota.
Shares in Indophil Resources fell 35.7% on news that Lion Selection Limited has sold its 17.8% stake to Xstrata for a lower price than was offered by rivals Stanhill.
Standard & Poor’s has revised its base-case metals prices to reflect the persistent strength of prices, a high degree of volatility, and market expectations over the next several years.
A second fatal accident within ten days at one of its Australian iron ore mines has BHP suspending all production pending safety investigations. The mines produced 91 million tonnes last year.
The acquisition of junior explorer Aurelian Resources gives Kinross a foothold in Ecuador, which has yet to see a major gold mine under development. However, not everyone is happy with the deal.
