Gold price on verge of breaking 6-year downtrend
Gold price closes at fresh 24-week high on Tuesday, erasing all post US election losses.
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Teck: no plans to reopen Quintette met coal mine
Vancouver company focused on bringing $13 billion oil sands project into production before the end of the year
Iron ore price collapse wipes billions off top mining stocks
Another 5% iron ore price drop Tuesday slashes $30 billion from top 5 producers' market value in one month.
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Randgold’s Kibali mine heads for full production
The Kibali gold mine’s underground operation, which will significantly increase production, is on track to start commissioning in the third quarter of this year, Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow said at a media briefing here today.
Freeport, Indonesia work out initial Grasberg exports deal
The Indonesian unit is now in the process of obtaining a full export permit.
Turkmenistan opens bid process for country’s second potash plant
The new plant, to be based at the Karabil potash deposit, is estimated to be worth about $1.4 billion.
Another potash mine coming soon to Canada’s Saskatchewan
Western Potash said it’s moving ahead with its Milestone project, expected to produce 146,000 tonnes of potash annually over 12 years of planned operations.
South32 drops $200 million plan to buy Peabody coal mine
The miner said it was unwilling to take the steps required to satisfy Australian steel makers to get the approval of the transaction, which would have its major deal since spinning off from BHP in 2015.
