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
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.
Albemarle swings to quarterly loss on charges tied to Ketjen sale World's largest producer of lithium said loss largely due to charges tied to the upcoming sale of its refining catalyst business. February 11, 2026 | 01:36 pm
