October 26, 2015 Rio’s controversial Warkworth coal mine extension close to final approval The NSW Department of Planning has recommended conditional approval of the much needed and long-debated mine expansion, as its current permit expires in June 2017.
October 23, 2015 Iron ore price drops to 3-month low Vale's scorched earth strategy pays off: production on its way to 450 million tonnes at an astonishing cost of just $12.70 a tonne.
October 22, 2015 Freeport logs third-quarter loss after massive oil and gas write-down The U.S’s largest mining company unveils plans to further slash copper and molybdenum output.
October 21, 2015 Alrosa sells less than half the diamonds it mined The rough-diamond miner extracted about 11.6 million carats in Q3, or 20% more than in the same period last year. However, it could only sell 4.9 million carats.
October 20, 2015 Depleting Escondida drops BHP copper production Copper output at the world's largest copper mine slips 14% due to declining grades and despite record material mined.
October 20, 2015 Construction of giant York Potash mine to begin next year The $3.15 billion project will tap into the world’s largest and highest grade deposit of polyhalite, used as a fertilizer, inside the North York Moors National Park.
October 20, 2015 China’s weak demand for diamonds drags sector into slump Prices for the precious rocks have fallen almost 12% in the past year, amid weakening diamond jewellery demand from China, the second largest consumer after the U.S.
October 19, 2015 The $2 trillion mining value chain at a glance All you need to know about mining and metals and the role the sector plays in key industries of the global economy in one simple table.
October 19, 2015 Iron ore price faces big China bail out test Iron ore drops to 12-week low ahead of Beijing decision whether to bail out giant iron ore, steel trader and Rio Tinto JV partner on the brink of default.
October 19, 2015 Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamonds celebrated in China with a unique collaboration Rio Tinto’s spectacular diamonds from its Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia are the centrepiece of a unique collaboration to celebrate five years of partnership with China’s premier diamond jewellery…
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