June 24, 2019 India’s annual coal demand rises to nearly one billion tonnes Coal is among the top five commodities imported by India, one of biggest importers of the fuel despite having the world's fifth largest reserves.
June 24, 2019 US Supreme Court turns away challenge to Trump steel tariffs Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imported steel and 10% tariffs on imported aluminum in March 2018 based on national security grounds.
June 24, 2019 China’s CNMC agrees to work on Madagascar rare earth project No value was put on the agreement but the Chinese company will also have the right to purchase 3,000 tonnes of rare earth products from the project within three years…
June 24, 2019 Acacia pokes holes in Barrick’s takeover bid, still open to “fair” offer The African miner said it "strongly disagreed" with Barrick's valuation of the company and that the proposal appears to have ignored the value of its exploration and development assets.
June 24, 2019 Rio Tinto breaks ground at Madison copper-gold project in Montana The move follows an earn-in agreement between the two companies, under which Kennecott Exploration can acquire a 55% stake in the property.
June 24, 2019 Chinese rare earth magnet producer to expand as EV demand booms The importance of rare earths, has been thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks as China mulls whether to use its position as the world’s dominant supplier as a counter…
June 24, 2019 Fosun mulls takeover of $1bn Russian miner GV Gold The talks with GV Gold would be Fosun’s second attempt to acquire a stake in a Russian gold miner.
June 24, 2019 Orestone to start exploring copper-gold project in Chile The Vancouver-based miner said that a geophysical contractor has been mobilized to the Resguardo project.
June 24, 2019 Nexus to acquire two gold projects in Newfoundland The Vancouver-based miner says the acquisition fits its long-term goals.
June 23, 2019 China’s Chengtun starts construction of 60,000-tonnes lithium project The project is expected to produce 30,000 tonnes of lithium, 20,000 tonnes of battery-level lithium hydroxide and 10,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
