July 9, 2018 Australia’s Yancoal halts Austar mine amid safety dispute Yancoal said it will start standing down employees, and is aiming to redeploy most workers to other underground operations owned by the company.
July 9, 2018 Private equity firm to deploy $550 million into mining sector Targeting close or ready for production.
July 8, 2018 South Africa mines minister delays finalisation of draft mining charter Uncertainty around the charter has deterred investment into a sector that accounts for 8 percent of gross domestic product in the world's top platinum producer.
July 5, 2018 Steel making raw materials hit multi-week lows in China on trade woes Prices of steelmaking raw materials dropped to multi-week lows on Thursday as a festering trade row between China and the United States kept risk appetite low.
July 5, 2018 Thermal coal prices hit 6-year high Seaborne price for coal used in electricity generation scales $120 a tonne as South Africa diverts exports for domestic use and Asian demand spikes.
July 3, 2018 Burning villages, ethnic tensions menace Mozambique gas boom Women’s cries just after 1 a.m. confirmed Barnabe Samuel Mussa’s worst fears -- an attack was underway.
July 3, 2018 Brazilian ex-billionaire Batista sentenced to 30 years in jail for bribery Eike Batista, who was once one of the richest men in the world, was found guilty of bribing former Rio de Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral in exchange for contracts.
July 2, 2018 Commodities face a twin threat, Morgan Stanley says Amid the warnings, copper was listed as the top pick after palladium.
June 29, 2018 Mongolian parliament OKs plan to sell 30% of Tavan Tolgoi Mine Mongolian lawmakers approved a plan to sell up to 30% of the troubled Tavan Tolgoi coal mine in the Gobi desert.
Italy seeks over $8 billion in damages from ArcelorMittal over ILVA steelworks, FT reports Acciaierie d'Italia has sued over alleged mismanagement of the steelworks. January 12, 2026 | 01:23 pm
