October 19, 2015 Vale iron ore output hits new record The world’s largest producer of iron ore continues to flood the market with the addition of 88.2 million metric tons in the third quarter of the year.
October 19, 2015 Uranium to bring jobs, export boom back to Australia’s mining industry — report A study commissioned by the Minerals Council of Australia shows the economic benefit from the sector could increase tenfold to $9.5 billion.
October 18, 2015 Two Aussie mines start moving all their iron ore with driverless trucks Automated trucks at Rio Tinto's Yandicoogina and Nammuldi mines are being controlled through an operations centre in Perth 1,200 kilometres away.
October 15, 2015 Codelco-Mitsui stall Anglo American assets sale in Chile A month after Anglo completed the sale of Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde copper mines in northern Chile, analysts are calling into question the firm’s chance to unload two other assets.
October 15, 2015 Australia’s Ranger uranium mine extension rejected The traditional owners’ opposition could mean that Energy Resources of Australia (ERA), a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, has to write down the value of its assets.
October 14, 2015 Aussie billionaire Rinehart wins court battle with Rio Tinto The mining giant will have to pay her more than $200 million in royalties and court fees.
October 13, 2015 Decades later $90 billion African mine still a distant dream Guinea President Alpha Conde: "There have been people at Simandou for 15 years, 20 years, and they’ve never produced a tonne of iron."
October 13, 2015 Codelco vows not to cut copper output even if prices keep falling The world's No.1 copper miner will keep output targets and won't make major changes to its $25 billion investment plan.
October 13, 2015 Cree community looks on warily as De Beers scours North for diamonds Diamond mines aren’t forever, and within four years the Victor Mine, De Beers’ first in Ontario, is expected to reach the end of its life.
October 13, 2015 UK local council pensions lose over $1 billion with coal crash The decline in coal share prices has affected the pensions of millions of bus drivers, librarians, park attendants, school workers, housing officers and care workers, a new study from Platform…
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