By Cecilia Jamasmie Rio Tinto's (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO) new CEO Sam Walsh, has added the company’s $87 million majority stake in Ivanhoe Australia to … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie A wall slide has forced Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) to evacuate employees from its Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah, one of the … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Hundreds of miners have died in Ghana, the world's second gold producer after South Africa, as a direct consequence of poor … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall Australia's Evolution Mining Ltd. (ASX: EVN) opened its new Mt. Carlton gold-silver-copper mine in Queensland on Wednesday. The mine … [Read more...]

By Jack Caldwell Not sure how I missed this one: a genuine blog from a major mining company. Goldcorp has a blog at … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE: BHP)(LON: BLT), the world’s biggest mining company, is said to have made a significant copper discovery … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie A Chilean court of appeals has ordered construction at Barrick Gold Corp.’s (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) Pascua-Lama gold and silver … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Bitcoin, the encrypted virtual currency that began in 2009 and reached $1 billion in total value last week, continues to attract … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie The US Federal Reserve was ready to slow down its QE3 program of asset purchases in the summer or early fall, but weak payrolls … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall The US released preliminary 2012 data Tuesday indicating the lowest fatality and injury rates in the history of the country's mining … [Read more...]

By MINING.com Editor VC Market Intelligence is a monthly infographic from Visual Capitalist that summarizes changes in economic indicators, relevant … [Read more...]

By Frik Els As the globe's number one consumer of commodities, China has been pushing hard to diversify its supply. With domestic production of key … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley Inflation has "barely budged during the Great Recession despite rising unemployment" and "ongoing monetary accommodation is … [Read more...]

By Frik Els Aluminum bellwether's better than expected demand forecast and benign economic news from top commodity consumer China sent mining stocks … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley Using a new technique that corrects the distortions of x-ray beams, scientists can now "access the whole field of nanocrystal … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Environmental protests against mining, as well as oil and gas operations are fast spreading in New Zealand, with opposition … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Unions representing more than 25,000 workers at state-owned Codelco, and other firms including BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP) and … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Gold producer Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) said Tuesday it has lost around 14,000 oz of production as a result of week-long … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Several lawmakers in the United States are now considering making gold and silver coins legal tender amid fears that the Federal … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall Afghanistan could be sitting on mineral deposits worth $1 trillion according to US estimates, reports Al Jazeera. The deposits are … [Read more...]

By MINING.com News Transition Metals (TSX-V: XTM) announced on Monday it hat signed a definitive agreement to acquire fellow project generator, HTX … [Read more...]