June 14, 2015 Tasmanian govt to help open two mines A mothballed nickel mine in Tasmania is slated to re-open, thanks to a cash injection from the Tasmanian state government, which also granted a mining lease to an iron ore…
June 14, 2015 Irish gold mine receives okay to go underground A Canadian mining company operating the only gold mine in Ireland (Northern Ireland and the Republic) has received permission allowing it to expand underground.
June 12, 2015 CHARTS: China’s steel, iron, coal industry growth collapsing A new report shows China's move away from industrialization and construction to consumption and services is happening much quicker than previously thought.
June 12, 2015 Petra Diamonds shares fall on lower revenue warning The miner said smaller than expected diamonds at its Finsch and Cullinan mines in South Africa have sold at modest prices.
June 12, 2015 Rio Tinto mulls $300M writedown as uranium mine expansion cancelled Operations ceased at Ranger in 2011 and the underground expansion project was the only hope of future mining at the site.
June 11, 2015 Mine financing: 2015 off to dismal start A third of money raised is destined for Canadian projects while Australia's share of global total drops to only 5%.
June 11, 2015 Peru mining investment down 14% on unrest, violence, low metal prices Total for this year may be $7.7 billion, down from 2014's $8.7 billion and significantly lower than a record $10 billion in 2013.
June 11, 2015 African Potash seeks to create trading platform in Eastern and Southern Africa The goal is to facilitate the mining, production and distribution of the fertilizer in Eastern and Southern Africa.
June 11, 2015 Lonmin shares collapse as Glencore completes stake divestment The move may create a group of sellers that want to dispose of their holding, or it could open the door to a buyer, according to analysts.
June 10, 2015 Gigantic Chinese-owned mine shaking up copper’s top tier Chinese-owned Peruvian mine inks 15-year transport deal moving 400,000 tonnes per year from January 1 2016 making it the planet's third largest copper mine.
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
