New Rio Tinto boss Simon Trott will immediately turn his attention to the challenges facing the company, including his ...

When Simon Trott’s parents installed air conditioning in their shearing sheds, their son learnt how to get the best out of ...

“I was not a very good engineer,’’ he explains cheerily. He was once the project manager for the underground section of the Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia.

Glencore's refusal to lift pay rates at Ulan Underground to match those at the neighbouring Ulan West mine sparked this wage disparity, the MEU said in its statement. Glencore did not immediately ...

The troubled Dartbrook coal mine has plunged into receivership and administration just months after it reopened following years of disuse.

One Aboriginal family has been fighting for nearly a decade to protect the Doongmabulla Springs.

Oleksiy, a 26-year-old Ukrainian soldier, is six months into a difficult recovery after losing most of his left leg to an anti-personnel mine. Despite his injuries, he says Ukraine is right to ...

Bubble or Blip? A necklace from Tiffany & Company in platinum and rose gold that includes fancy pink diamonds from the now-closed Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia.

As the supply of natural diamonds declines and demand rises, the chief executive officer of the Natural Diamond Council speaks about the impact of lab-grown diamonds, about responsible mining and ...

Seventeen-year-old Gout Gout wins the under-23 200m race at the Diamond League event in Monaco, where Jess Hull and Peter Bol beat national records.

South Africa’s derelict and ownerless mine rehabilitation programme has gone beyond rehabilitation to include the closure of hazardous old shaft openings as well as apertures created by illegal ...

The high price of the metal is giving Australian miners a boost. Yet one top copper asset remains undervalued, according to investors and analysts.