July 10, 2018 Death by diamonds: Suicides wipe the shine off India’s gem trade Over 80 percent of the total workforce earn a piece rate of 1 to 25 rupees for each stone they polish and have no social benefits.
July 10, 2018 BHP secures iron mining rights in Australia’s Pilbara for another century Western Australia's Environmental Protection Authority has green-lighted a 50 to 100-year blueprint for the miner's operations in the Pilbara.
July 9, 2018 BP is front-runner to buy BHP’s US shale unit The London-based oil major has made the highest offer for the assets, which BHP prefers selling in a single package.
July 6, 2018 Chilean miner Mantos Copper seeks buyer to help finance expansion Mantos Copper bought the Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde copper mines from Anglo for $300 million plus $200 million in conditional future payments.
July 6, 2018 Copper giant Chile gets ready for second round of labour talks From the 32 contracts set to expire in 2018 at Chilean mines, there still are more than a dozen to be negotiated before year-end.
July 5, 2018 Rio Tinto says synergies, no Brexit behind decision to move sales team to Germany London-based sales and marketing staff to relocate to Frankfurt beginning September.
July 4, 2018 Former Rio Tinto exec jailed for corruption in China let free The ex-head of iron ore business in China, Stern Hu, spent almost nine years in a Shanghai prison after a 2010 conviction for corruption and industrial espionage.
July 4, 2018 Indonesia extends Freeport operating permit for Grasberg Indonesia has extended an operating permit for Freeport's Grasberg copper-gold mine while discussions over long-term rights continue.
July 2, 2018 Australia govt sees more iron ore price pain Top iron ore exporter forecasts a return to the $50s as Chinese imports starts annual decline after decades of growth.
July 1, 2018 Richest man in Mexico partners with Goldcorp Minera Frisco and Goldcorp’s subsidiary Minera Peñasquito are joining forces in Zacatecas.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
