Brazilian court blocks assets of Vale and BHP worth $120 million
The ruling seeks to ensure payment of damages related to a deadly dam rupture at a jointly owned iron ore mine in early November.
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Potash prices to fall even further — Mosaic
It expects to sell the key crop nutrient for $200-230 a tonne in the current quarter, compared to an average price of $254 a tonne in the previous three-month period.
Glencore to sell gold and silver to Franco-Nevada in $500 million deal
Only a day after announcing the deal, Franco-Nevada increased the size of the financing by 45%, citing “strong demand.”
TransCanada posts $2.5bn loss in Q4 on Keystone XL charge
The net loss also included a number of other smaller items, partially offset by an increase in revenue to $2.85 billion from $2.62 billion.
This is the 122-carat diamond Alrosa just found at its Jubilee pipe
The massive rock worth about $1.5 million.
Teck Resources logs $536M loss in Q4 on depressed commodities, asset charge
The loss includes a Cdn$598 million impairment charge on its Fort Hills oil sands project in Alberta.
Rio Tinto swings to loss, blames metal prices slump
The world’s second biggest mining company has scrapped its dividend policy as a result.
Tahoe may go after Goldcorp’s assets in Ontario — report
Tahoe Resources' founder and executive chair Kevin McArthur said the operations present "nice synergies".
Hope fades for three gold miners trapped underground in South Africa
The three workers were trapped on Friday morning, when the lamp room where they were on duty collapsed into an 80-metre hole.
EPA says Colorado mine spill dumped 880,000 pounds of metals into river
The report didn’t identify the metals but said researchers were looking at cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel and zinc.
Panama moves to unlock copper from First Quantum mine
Commerce and Industries Minister may approve by Tuesday exports of already mined ore from Cobre Panama’s stockpiles.