May 24, 2017 CEO sees little chance of Samarco restart in 2017 30m tonnes per year operation jointly owned by BHP and Vale shuttered since November 2015 following dam burst.
May 23, 2017 Low copper prices force Codelco to revise underground expansion of Chuquicamata Modifications seek to simplify aspects of the project originally approved in 2010 in order to optimize mineral handling.
May 19, 2017 BSGR may have to pay $1.2bn for no show at Simandou-related hearing The company, which could lose the arbitration as a result, will have to pay the amount to former partner Vale.
May 18, 2017 Rio Tinto says it wants to help Australian small businesses The change will apply to more than 5,500 Australian suppliers under $1 million of expenditure.
May 18, 2017 De Beers taps into polished diamonds market with first-time auction The pilot auction, scheduled for June 29, will include a wide range of polished stones manufactured directly from the company’s own rough diamonds.
May 17, 2017 De Beers diamond sales down by 11% The world’s largest rough diamond producer by value said, however, it continues to see steady demand.
May 16, 2017 Turquoise Hill revenue surprise lifts shares 6% Vancouver-based company's Mongolian copper and gold mine expected to be the world's third largest after underground expansion.
May 16, 2017 BHP likely to open Jansen potash mine in Canada by 2023 Company could seek approval from the board for Jansen's expansion as early as June 2018, said chief executive Andrew Mackenzie.
May 16, 2017 BHP’s Mackenzie, Elliot Management face off US activist investor steps up pressure on BHP to ditch petroleum. Mackenzie says company already knows what to do to lift value by 50% and double return on capital.
May 15, 2017 Chinalco wants to be sole owner of world’s largest iron ore deposit Move comes barely seven months after Rio Tinto agreed to sell it its stake in Simandou for up to $1.3 billion.
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
