June 13, 2017 Rio Tinto’s Silvergrass iron ore mine to begin production by year-end The $338 million-project will take annual mine capacity from 5 to 10 million tonnes.
June 13, 2017 De Beers to host first auction for third-party exceptional polished diamonds Sellers and buyers of responsibly sourced, exceptional polished diamonds will be able to transact anonymously via the De Beers Auction Sales platform for the first time this month, when the…
June 13, 2017 Yancoal grabs Mitsubishi stakes in Rio Tinto’s coal mines in $940m deal Chinese-owned Yancoal has signalled it may raise its bid for Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley coal assets, after striking the agreement with Mitsubishi to buy its stakes in the same mines.
June 9, 2017 Glencore snatches Rio Tinto-owned mines from Yancoal with $2.55B offer Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LON:GLEN) has performed a coup d'etat on a deal that was practically sealed between Yancoal Australia (ASX:YAL) and Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON:RIO) for Rio's coal…
June 8, 2017 Barrick Gold buys Nevada mining project from former partner The Robertson Property located about 96km (60 miles) south of Elko, Lander County, Nevada.
June 7, 2017 Anglo American appoints takeovers expert as new chairman Stuart Chambers, 61 and former chairman of UK chip designer Arm, will join Anglo as a non-executive director in September, replacing Parker in November.
June 7, 2017 Rio Tinto diamond encrusted coins worth $1.8 million for sale in Australia Each of the one-kilogram coins, struck from gold, platinum and rose gold, has a coloured diamond from Rio's Argyle mine.
June 6, 2017 IIDGR unveils industry-first synthetic screening device for testing multiple stones in set jewellery The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), a De Beers Group company, today unveiled SYNTHdetect – the first synthetic screening device in the industry to test multiple stones…
June 5, 2017 BHP to grow potash business to size of iron ore — report Timeline-wise, the world's largest miner expects to achieve that goal in about 50 years.
June 2, 2017 De Beers South Africa takes state to court over export exemption Exemption license for rough diamonds was reportedly denied
Chinalco, Rio Tinto close to announcing purchase of Brazil’s CBA The percentage stake each company will acquire in the Brazilian aluminum producer remains unclear. January 29, 2026 | 02:24 pm
