June 7, 2017 Rio Tinto diamond encrusted coins worth $1.8 million for sale in Australia Each of the one-kilogram coins, struck from gold, platinum and rose gold, has a coloured diamond from Rio's Argyle mine.
June 6, 2017 Gold price breaks 6-year downtrend Gold price has been in a bear grip since hitting all-time record in 2011.
June 6, 2017 Mining stocks jump as gold price targets $1,300 Investors pile into stocks of top gold producers as safe haven buying lifts gold price to 7-month high.
June 6, 2017 Adani to go ahead with polemic Carmichael coal mine after all Despite opposition from organizations ranging from the United Nations to green groups and locals, work on the multibillion-dollar mine is expected to begin by September.
June 6, 2017 IAMGOLD sells stake in Ontario gold project to Sumitomo for $195 million The deal comes as Sumitomo, Japan’s top gold miner, looks to boost its output through acquisitions and exploration.
June 5, 2017 CHART: Commodity prices slump to 50-year low against US stocks S&P500 most expensive compared to commodities since late 1960s despite last year's rally in metals and mineral prices.
June 5, 2017 BHP to grow potash business to size of iron ore — report Timeline-wise, the world's largest miner expects to achieve that goal in about 50 years.
June 5, 2017 Osisko Gold grabs Orion’s metals portfolio in $1.13 billion deal Acquisition will help the Canadian company expand its diamond, gold and silver asset base.
June 5, 2017 Detention of illegal Chinese miners in Zambia infuriates Beijing The group of 31 people arrested over the weekend at the copper-mining town of Chingola, includes a pregnant woman and two other people with malaria.
June 5, 2017 Trump urged to end uranium mining ban near Grand Canyon Supporters of the moratorium, which expires in 2032, say new mining activity will likely boost the risk of uranium-contaminated water flowing into the Canyon.
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
