January 22, 2018 Rio Tinto bets big on Mongolia, opens local office The new unit, under Mongolian leadership, will focus on exploration and local ties.
January 19, 2018 Union at Colombia’s Cerrejon to hear wage offer before possible strike vote "We will meet with the company... after a request from them to present a new offer, the fourth in this negotiation," said the Sintracarbon union president.
January 18, 2018 Australian shares slip slightly on Wall Street pause; NZ little changed Wall Street fell on Thursday after a run of strong performances from the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index.
January 18, 2018 Copper miners challenged by water supply "Water demand will increase because it will be necessary to process more material to obtain the same amount of copper": Wood Mackenzie.
January 18, 2018 Chile’s regulator orders permanent closure of Barrick’s Pascua-Lama mine Agency also cut a 2013 fine for violations to $11.5 million (7 billion Chilean pesos) from the previous $16 million it had charged Barrick Gold, but later forced to review…
January 18, 2018 Force Majeure at Oyu Tolgoi mine due to border protests Measure was taken as Chinese coal haulers continue to disrupt deliveries near the border with Mongolia, the mine's majority owner Turquoise Hill said.
January 17, 2018 BHP second-quarter iron ore output up 3 pct, maintains forecast BHP's iron ore output climbed to 72 million tonnes for the three months ended Dec. 31 versus 70 million tonnes a year ago.
January 17, 2018 De Beers’ diamond venture in Namibia axing at least 130 jobs Move seeks to ensure the sustainability of Namdeb land-based operations.
January 17, 2018 `Disastrous’ deals sideline gold-mining M&A as metal rises Stung by some lousy investments that led to billions of dollars in losses a few years ago, the world’s major gold producers have cut back on mining deals.
January 17, 2018 Rio Tinto says SEC fraud case should be dismissed The SEC had accused Rio Tinto, Albanese and Elliott of concealing the deteriorating value of assets at Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique.
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