June 14, 2017 Argentina passes mining act expected to create 125,000 new jobs Agreement is part of plan to double investment in the sector to $25bn in eight years.
June 14, 2017 Tanzania says Barrick to pay money owed by Acacia to Gov’t Barrick confirmed chairman John Thornton met President John Magufuli for talks Wednesday, but didn't mention the details of what, if anything, had been agreed.
June 14, 2017 China’s Fosun spices up battle for Gemfields with 10% bid premium Gemfields, which mines for emeralds and amethysts in Zambia and for rubies in Mozambique, had already received a buyout offer from largest shareholder Pallinghurst Resources.
June 13, 2017 Only producing U.S. rare earths mine goes on the block The gavel is coming down on Mountain Pass tomorrow, as the only producing rare earths mine in the United States goes up for auction.
June 13, 2017 World coal production falls off a cliff China, the world's largest energy consumer, burned the least coal in six years.
June 13, 2017 U.S. company signs collective agreement to restart Wabush Mines Miners at the closed-down Wabush Mines in Labrador could be back on the job thanks to the recent signing of a collective agreement with the union.
June 13, 2017 Rio Tinto’s Silvergrass iron ore mine to begin production by year-end The $338 million-project will take annual mine capacity from 5 to 10 million tonnes.
June 13, 2017 Trump has been good news for miners — Callinex CEO Trump’s measures to revitalize the mining industry are steps on the right direction, and they will benefit not just the US, but also Canada, said Max Porterfield.
June 13, 2017 Yancoal grabs Mitsubishi stakes in Rio Tinto’s coal mines in $940m deal Chinese-owned Yancoal has signalled it may raise its bid for Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley coal assets, after striking the agreement with Mitsubishi to buy its stakes in the same mines.
June 13, 2017 Weir Group expands into Asia with Singapore firm acquisition Move seeks strengthening the firm’s position as energy markets recover.
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
