Anglo American goes ahead and puts platinum mines, other assets up for sale
The firm is offloading some of its historic South African platinum mines as part of a $4bn sale of under-performing assets.
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Astronomers discover diamond the size of Earth
That’s one massive diamond, which will never be cut, as it is 900 light-years away from our planet.
Asia Resource Minerals chairman steps down after investor uprising
The scandal-struck Indonesian coal miner formerly known as Bumi, did not re-elect Chris Walton at the annual shareholder meeting Friday.
Rio Tinto’s plans to mine potash in Canada got a lot more serious
While it did not disclose the costs and planned capital expenditure for the Albany project, Rio has previously said the deposit had enough potash to sustain a low cost operation for decades.
Alrosa opens Russia’s largest diamond mine
The Udachny mine, in the country's northeast, is also expected to become one of the world’s biggest underground diamond operations.
First Quantum halts $6.4bn Panama copper project
The temporary measure is due to a labour dispute with some of its construction workers, said the firm.
Mining costs in Chile 350% higher than a decade ago: report
The country is also struggling with rising energy cost, which threatens the competitiveness of its copper industry and poses a major challenge for new developments.
Canada’s Supreme Court grants aboriginal land claims
The landmark decision has major implications for controversial energy projects, such as the Northern Gateway pipeline.
Main opponent of Newmont’s gold project in Peru in prison
Cajamarca region governor Gregorio Santos was ordered to jail for 14 months amid a corruption probe. Supporters claim he is being target of political repression for opposing Newmont's mine.
Brazil revokes Canadian Belo Sun’s license to gold mine in Amazon
Ruling says the miner failed to assess the impact on local indigenous communities.
Brazil delays critical minerals areas auction
The regulator said funding shortfalls prevent it from covering the costs needed to move ahead with the tender process.
