Australia greenlights Rio Tinto’s $2.45bn sale of coal mines to Yancoal
With the Foreign Investment Review Board’s approval, Rio Tinto is a step closer to fully exit thermal coal.
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CAT goes ‘remote’ at CONEXPO 2017
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Fiore Exploration to launch drilling campaign in Chile
Fiore Exploration CEO, Tim Warman, talked to MINING.com's Michael McCrae about the company's Pampas El Peñón gold project in Chile
Gold price jumps on Trump comments, North Korea
Fresh five-month high within shouting distance of $1,300 an ounce.
Iron ore, copper price plunge brings carnage to mining stocks
Worries about Chinese economy and rising tension surrounding North Korea brings fear trade to mining and industrial metals.
Brazil suspends Belo Sun’s gold mine licence, stock collapses
The company's Volta Grande project is posed to become the country's largest gold mine.
Alaska approves key permit for Pebble copper-gold mine, with conditions
Permit allows Northern Dynasty to work in the area for the next 12 months, but it includes requirements for state inspections, as well as an unprecedented $2 million guarantee as back stop for exploration clean-up.
BHP brands Elliott’s overhaul proposals as flawed, costly
Activist investor Elliott's proposals to break up BHP are riddled with “major flaws” and could end up costing far more to implement than they would save, the company said.
Iron ore market keeps getting uglier — prices at lowest since November
The commodity is now trading below $70 a tonne and has just suffered its largest one-day percentage decline in over a year.
