Rio sells one of latest coal assets in Australia for $200 million
Australia's Whitehaven Coal is acquiring the Winchester South project, located in Queensland.
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Apollo Minerals expands in the Pyrenees
The company has entered into an agreement to buy Aurenere, a project located in the northern Spanish province of Lleida.
RNC mulls selling Aussie mine to focus on massive cobalt-nickel project in Quebec
The company's Dumont cobalt and nickel project in Quebec is the world’s largest undeveloped reserve of both metals, with over 1 billion tonnes of reserves and a 33-year mine life.
Nova Scotia’s Mining Association applauds Government push for a Mineral Resources Development Fund
The Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS) is pleased the new provincial government budget provides funding to establish the Mineral Resources Development Fund (MRDF).
Brazilian pension funds to sell stakes in Vale
The share sale may be worth up to $2.4 billion if BNDESPar, the investment arm of state development bank BNDES, also sells part of its Vale stake.
Barrick Gold yet to feel the heat in Zambian tax crackdown
The Toronto-based company, which operates the Lumwana mine, hasn’t received any notifications from the tax authority.
Argo Gold sells Rockstar property in Ontario
The Toronto-based company has agreed to sell its 100% interest in 16 unpatented mining claims comprising Rockstar.
Cyanide and copper: key ingredients in the origins of life, scientists say
Harvard researchers combined cyanide and copper in an airtight quartz container and their findings are impressive.
Copper giant shortlists candidates as CEO ponders future
While Nelson Pizarro could well stay on as Codelco's chief executive officer, the government is putting together a shortlist of candidates.
