May 12, 2017 Iron ore to hit $44 a tonne by 2021 — analysts BMI Research expects prices to continue sliding for at least the next five years on rising supplies from Australia and Brazil and evidence of Chinese demand cooling earlier than expected.
May 10, 2017 BHP Billiton puts Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile on the block Workers temporarily blocked access roads to the site in protest for the decision, which they say will inevitably bring a massive wave of layoffs.
May 9, 2017 Glencore puts Tahmoor coal mine up for sale Market rumours point at South32 as the most likely buyer, since the miner decided last month to ditch its $200 million acquisition of Peabody Energy’s coal mine in New South…
May 9, 2017 These were the top producing diamond mines in 2016 Here are the top 10 diamond mines in terms of output in carats and value.
May 8, 2017 Areva leaves Nunavut after uranium project rejection The Kiggavik uranium project called for one underground and four open-pit mines just west of Baker Lake, and would have provided at least 400 jobs.
May 8, 2017 Argentina to pass new mining law this week Governments, industry players, unions expected to sign federal mining agreement this week, which aims to double investment in the sector to $25bn in eight years.
May 8, 2017 Barrick may face ‘negligence’ charges over latest spill at Veladero — report Local judge says the company failed to complete improvements that could have prevented the latest cyanide spill, the third such accident in less than 18 months.
May 5, 2017 Another BHP investor pressing for oil spinoff, board shake-up The miner faces another shareholder revolt as Australia’s Tribeca has joined calls by US activist investor Elliott Management for an exit from shale to free up capital.
May 5, 2017 Iron ore free fall wreaks havoc with main producers It’s been a bad week for iron ore, with all indices steeply lower on Friday for a second consecutive day.
Northern Star climbs to record high as first-half profit surges 49% The gold miner reported underlying net profit after tax of A$759.8 million ($541 million) for the half year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 03:33 pm