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Investors force Rio Tinto to ditch plans to have Mick Davis as chairman

Decision comes in the wake of a full-scale investor revolt led by the Investor Forum, a London-based body representing some of the world’s biggest money managers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2017 | 9:16 am

Argonaut Gold acquires Cerro Del Gallo project in Mexico for $15 million

Gold-silver project is located on the San Anton property in central Mexico’s Guanajuato state, not far from Argonaut’s four other properties in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2017 | 7:55 am

Mineral Resources not surprised by Environment Minister’s rejection of its Western Australia project

"This position has remained unchanged for a number of years," the miner said.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 27, 2017 | 6:24 am

De Beers puts South Africa’s Voorspoed mine up for sale

Company says move paves the way for a lower-cost operator to take the diamond mine beyond 2020, when it is scheduled to close.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2017 | 4:15 am

South32 to spin off South Africa coal business

Process could lead to a listing of the business on the Johannesburg stock exchange, it said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2017 | 3:05 am

Clothes not coal incinerated by Swedish power plant

The fortunes of a lagging coal industry were not helped by the actions of a Swedish power plant last week.

Andrew Topf | November 26, 2017 | 4:22 pm

Clive Palmer’s $197m win revives nickel hopes

Clive Palmer says he will look to use the proceeds from his $US150 million ($197.4m) legal victory over Chinese corporate giant Citic to reopen his shuttered Townsville nickel refinery in north Queensland.

The Australian | November 26, 2017 | 3:56 pm

Lawsuit could be precedent-setting for Canadian mining companies operating abroad

Legal proceedings were held last week in Toronto related to a case against a Canadian mining company that formerly was operating through a subsidiary in Guatemala.

Andrew Topf | November 26, 2017 | 3:33 pm