January 24, 2017 BHP iron ore output breaks records But the world's number one miner cuts full-year copper production guidance.
January 24, 2017 Copper price jumps to highest since June 2015 Strike threat at BHP's Escondida in Chile, the world's largest copper mine, lifts price to 19-month high.
January 24, 2017 Canadian junior Pistol Bay stock just went ballistic and here’s why Shares were up more than 45% on Tuesday mid-morning after it announced that joint venture partner Rio Tinto will start drilling for uranium at the company's asset in Saskatchewan.
January 24, 2017 De Beers has just sold largest amount of rough diamonds in a year The world's top diamond producer sold $720 million of rough gems at its January offering as retailers restocked after the holidays.
January 24, 2017 China’s Yancoal grabs Rio Tinto’s coal mines in $2.45bn deal The world’s second-largest miner has agreed to sell its Coal & Allied Industries Ltd. subsidiary to Yancoal Australia Ltd., controlled by China's Yanzhou Coal Mining.
January 23, 2017 Trump’s energy policy to focus on boosting fracking, reviving coal sector US President Donald Trump has outlined his goals in terms of energy and mining, leaving out specifics about how exactly he aims to achieve them.
January 22, 2017 Cameco shedding 120 jobs at Canadian operations Cameco (NYSE:CCJ, TSX:CCO) has inflicted more pain on its payroll as Canada’s largest uranium producer struggles amid a flat market for the nuclear fuel.
January 20, 2017 Chile injects $975 million into state-owned copper giant Codelco Moves is expected to help the copper giant cope with a recently passed law that forces it to give 10% of its revenues to the armed forces.
January 18, 2017 Rio Tinto, Chinalco put an end to copper joint venture The amicable divorce ends a six-year-old exploration joint venture originally set to find copper deposits in China.
January 18, 2017 Barrick’s chairman wants the miner to be a ‘company of owners’ Executive Chairman John L. Thornton discusses company’s new global employee share plan.
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