July 18, 2017 Rio’s revised iron ore guidance pushes price to three-month high From the recent low of $53.36 a tonne hit on June 13, iron ore prices have now surged more than 27%.
July 18, 2017 Coal mine sold for less than $1 reopens, to reach full production by year-end Blair Athol thermal coal mine, located in Queensland, Australia, had been closed since 2012 when former owner Rio Tinto shut down operations after almost 30 years of production.
July 18, 2017 Rio Tinto axes iron ore export forecast for the year It also revised down its expected share of hard coking coal for the year to between 7.2 to 7.8 million tonnes from 7.8 to 8.4 million tonnes.
July 17, 2017 Botswana Diamonds jumps on prospecting licence expansion Vutomi licences were extended into additional area of mineralization adjacent to the firm’s Frischgewaagt project in South Africa.
July 14, 2017 North Korea ban lifts coking coal price Met coal hits 2-month high Friday as Chinese imports of steelmaking coal from totalitarian state drops 75% during first half of the year.
July 14, 2017 Botswana Diamonds soars on lucky find at South Africa’s Ontevreden The company identified a group 2 kimberlite pipe in an area known by its high-grade diamonds.
July 13, 2017 Coal mine crackdown dims prospects for Mongolia’s fortune seekers Working 50 metres (164 feet) under ground with minimal air supply, Uuganbaatar is one of thousands of Mongolians trying to make a living digging for coal.
July 13, 2017 Luxembourg becomes first European country to pass space mining law The bill, approved by a vast majority, defines the conditions companies must fulfill to get a licence for launching a space mining mission.
July 13, 2017 Iron ore price hits 10-week high on China renewed appetite Ore with 62% content in Qingdao added $1.86 overnight to close at $65.91, the highest since May 3 and 20% more than those year lows hit mid-June
July 12, 2017 Australia to pay China’s Shenhua $200 mln to buy back mining licence Australia's New South Wales state said on Wednesday it would buy back half of a coal exploration licence from China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd , bowing to pressure from farmers…
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
