June 2, 2017 De Beers South Africa takes state to court over export exemption Exemption license for rough diamonds was reportedly denied
June 1, 2017 BHP finally lifts Escondida force majeure 43-day strike at world's largest copper mine cost BHP around $1 billion in lost revenue.
May 31, 2017 Iron ore plunge hurting miners — down to fresh 7-month low Steelmaking material dropped to $57.02 a tonne, marking a fresh seven-month low, as large stockpiles continue to weigh on the market.
May 30, 2017 SLIDESHOW: The iron ore price wars 2002–2017 Iron ore's transformation from a relic of the industrial age to the driving force behind a commodity supercycle that reshaped the global economy.
May 29, 2017 Strike at Barrick’s Veladero mine suspended Union at Barrick's troubled operation, Argentina's largest gold mine, says strike will resume if there's no deal after two weeks of talks.
May 28, 2017 Goldcorp moving ahead with Coffee Gold mine project near Dawson City A Yukon gold mine project that's attracted national attention is gearing up now that thousands of planning documents have been submitted to Yukon's environmental assessment board for public scrutiny.
May 26, 2017 Better copper prices boost Codelco’s profit offsetting output decline The state-owned miner reported a Q1 profit of $534 million, more than the total it earned in 2016.
May 26, 2017 Iron ore crashes again to below $58 a tonne Ore with 62% content in Qingdao lost $2.33 a tonne to close at $57.91, data from the Metal Bulletin shows, hitting a seven-month low and marking the commodity third consecutive…
May 25, 2017 Yancoal seeks expansion in Hunter Valley with $710m bid for Mitsubishi’s mines Company wants to become Australia’s largest independent coal producer.
May 25, 2017 De Beers’ Forevermark brand inscribes its 2 millionth diamond The a 3.48 carat round brilliant, mined, cut and polished in Namibia, that now bears a ‘2,000,000’ imprinting.
Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather. January 29, 2026 | 04:03 pm
