Rio Tinto, Sinosteel extend Australian iron ore joint venture
The partnership dates back to 1987, in the early stages of the development of the Chinese steel industry.
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Obama blasts Keystone as U.S. House votes in favour of approving it
Veto likely if passed by Congress.
BHP abandons Venus nickel project in Australia
The news comes barely a day after the miner announced it was scrapping the sale of its Nickel West division.
Glencore shutting Australian coal mines over Christmas
The move will cut the miner's output by 5 million tonnes — 2.5% of Australia's forecast 2014 thermal coal exports — and force about 8,000 workers to take a leave.
Canadian miners performance down 15% in Q3 on falling metal prices
Decline was in line with S&P/TSX Composite index, which also plummeted 15% during the quarter.
BHP, Rio Tinto call for global deal to push clean coal
Their plea comes amid fears a climate change deal reached Wednesday between the U.S. and China could hurt coal miners in Australia.
India back to being world’s top gold consumer
Global demand, however, fell to its lowest in nearly five years as Chinese buying slid by a third.
Barrick names new executive director for Pascua-Lama
The news come only a day after the project executive director in Chile, Eduardo Flores, told local media that Barrick was hopeful it could find a way forward with the long-delayed mine.
Barrick to push ahead with Pascua Lama, ‘no margin for error’
Finishing the project would take time and around $4 billion more of what Barrick has already invested.
Five banks fined over $3bn in foreign exchange probe
These are the first cases to come out of a global probe into allegations of widespread rate-rigging in foreign exchange markets.
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.
