Tanzania has great potential as a developing mining nation. Michael Forrest reports on a UK All-Party Parliamentary Group meeting that discussed the country.

The South African gold industry has been moving towards deeper mines.This article considers the trend.

A risk assessment model to identify and quantify the environmental hazards of disposing of drilling discharges in the marine environment is described by Paul Page of BP Exploration Ltd, UK, and Mark Reed and Henrik Rye, both of SINTEF Materials and Chemistry in Norway.

Does prosecuting a company following an accident result in a better health and safety record?

Diamond markets are changing and companies are having to change with them.

The Wilson and Wheeler mines in the USA may produce gold again. Historically yielding high levels of the metal the sites are again under the spotlight.

This feature examines the issues surrounding accountability for reporting exploration results.

Nexen claims to be pioneering the next generation of oilsands development in Canada. This article describes their extraction process.

Describing early attempts to standardise professional mineral resource reporting.

Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, gave the keynote address at the 6th Annual International Mining in Africa Conference held on 23 June in London, UK. He spoke of his plans for the country and its development.