Vale iron ore output falls in second quarter but still beats estimates
It produced 86.82 million tonnes of iron ore in the April-to-June period, down 2.8% from a year earlier.
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Japan’s Komatsu is buying Joy Global for $3.7 billion
The deal, Komatsu's biggest-ever acquisition, is set to boost its clout in the mining industry.
Enbridge to pay $61 million fine for 2010 oil spills in Michigan, Illinois
$177 million settlement announced Wednesday requires action to prevent future spills.
US elections to give gold prices fresh boost despite roadblocks — analysts
Gold hit a three-week low in early US trading Wednesday, but analysts believe the overall trend is upward.
Heavy snowfall in Chile forces Anglo to cut annual copper target
Shares plunged after miner revealed that output fell almost across the board in the April – June period.
Canadians spent over $32bn in mining acquisitions in first half of 2016
Overall, Canadian deal-making in the first half of the year fell in line with the global cooling down trend that has followed the record valuations of 2015.
Mick Davis to overhaul X2 Resources as fund fails to close any mining deal
Recovering commodity prices and investors' veto on deals have frustrated Davis and his team in their search for mining and metals bargains.
Structural problem forces London Metal Exchange to relocate
Traders are momentarily based at a windowless disaster-recovery site in Chelmsford, east of London.
Botswana to keep unprofitable copper miner alive just to save jobs
The government will maintain 1.4 billion pula ($130 million) of annual spending on state-owned BCL for now.
Mount Gibson’s new iron ore mine in Australia closer to final approval
The approval of Iron Hill mine would the iron ore producer to remain in business for another two to three years.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
