June 26, 2017 Pallinghurst shareholders back acquisition of Gemfields Gemfields has been at the centre of a bidding war between the South African private equity group and Fosun Gold, a unit of Fosun International.
June 26, 2017 Canada’s Zonte Metals sues Colombia over gold permit rejection The junior miner claims the Department of Antioquia's mining authority did not process its exploration application in accordance with the country’s mining code.
June 26, 2017 Rio brushes off Glencore latest offer for coal mines, sticks with Yancoal The company has chosen to sell its Hunter Valley coal mines to China-backed Yancoal, but shareholders will decide.
June 25, 2017 China shuns Indian iron ore in favour of Australia’s Chinese steel mills are turning their backs on India and embracing Australia as a source of higher-grade ore for steelmaking.
June 25, 2017 New Brunswick tungsten-moly mine gets environmental green light Canada could be back to producing tungsten again following the closure of the country's only tungsten mine in late 2015.
June 25, 2017 Colombia coal mine explosion kills 13 Thirteen coal miners have died in Colombia after an explosion at an illegal coal mine on Friday.
June 25, 2017 Villagers invade Acacia’s North Mara mine in Tanzania Hundreds of villagers near the North Mara gold mine in Tanzania invaded the mine for several days last week in an attempt to steal gold ore.
June 23, 2017 Glencore fights back, sweetens deal for Rio Tinto’s Australian coal assets Fresh bid is far better than the $2.55bn it offered earlier this month and considerably more than the $2.45bn offered by Yancoal, the Chinese-backed miner that is Rio’s preferred buyer.
June 23, 2017 SolGold up on Ecuador project results, Canada listing Having climbed almost 64% since the start of the year, investor sentiment towards SolGold appears to be quite positive.
June 23, 2017 Chilean experts confirm Mandalay’s mine fully flooded, including trapped workers shelter Chances of finding the missing workers alive are almost nil, they say.
AME calls on BC Premier to appeal court decision on Indigenous rights in mineral claims staking The BC court previously determined the province’s DRIPA incorporates the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. December 12, 2025 | 01:32 pm
