June 17, 2014 China’s top gold firm talking to Barrick, has Friedland ‘hotline’ China's largest gold miner, China National Gold, is actively looking for partnerships and acquisitions around the world.
June 17, 2014 PotashCorp mine closure put off for now The company is temporarily extending operations at its Penobsquis mine in New Brunswick, citing tight conditions in the granular potash market.
June 17, 2014 Freeport, Indonesia make headway towards settling copper exports impasse The parts agreed on basic framework for contract renegotiations for Grasberg mine.
June 17, 2014 Anglo to sell platinum mines in South Africa next year— report Deutsche Bank has put a $1.4 billion price tag on the operations.
June 17, 2014 Rare earth prices have turned Don't underestimate Beijing's resolve to crack down on its dirty, low-tech industry and the effect it will have on supply and prices says two new reports.
June 16, 2014 Iron ore price crashes through $90 Iron ore and steel prices are approaching levels last seen during the height of the financial crisis.
June 16, 2014 Centamin legal fight over gold mine in Egypt set to end this year Centamin issues in Egypt go back to 2012, when a court cancelled its mining license for Sukari, the firm’s only producing mine, and the country’s first large-scale modern gold operation.
June 16, 2014 Russia cuts gas supply to Ukraine as talks fail After months of debate the outcome is that supplies have been “reduced to zero.” The news failed to lift demand for coal.
June 16, 2014 New Zealand may approve underwater mine this week Trans Tasman Resource project will vacuum iron-rich seafloor sands, to later extract the desired titano-magnetite for export to Asian steel mills.
June 15, 2014 Vale and Amazon Indians begin talks after threats of setting mine on fire Vale said the tribe wants to modify an agreement to mitigate the mine's impact on its community's development.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
