Vale to sell fertilizer business to Mosaic for $2.5 billion
Mosaic has agreed to acquire most of Vale's phosphate assets in Brazil, its stake in Peru's Bayovar mine and the firm’s Kronau potash project, in Canada.
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BSGR boss Beny Steinmetz arrested in Israel over Guinea bribery case
The billionaire and other Israeli businessmen are suspected of paying tens of millions of dollars to senior state officials to secure a licence for Simandou, local police said.
Revolution-era New York mine could produce hydro power
Electricity produced from the turbines would feed into current solar and wind producers, who lack a source of uninterrupted power,
At least 20 killed in DRC illegal gold mine collapse
Unsafe operating conditions in an unsanctioned gold mine have claimed at least 20 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Vale opens largest iron ore mine in its history
Commercial production starts in January, with a ramp-up to 90 million tonnes per annum by 2020
Taliban says ok for China to develop huge Afghan copper mine
A promise by the Taliban to safeguard the world's second largest untapped copper deposit is being downplayed by the sitting government of Afghanistan.
Failing to find a buyer, De Beers will flood Snap Lake Mine
Work on flooding the tunnels of the shuttered diamond mine will start in early January and is expected to take between six and eight weeks.
Montana rejects Tintina’s mine permit application again
The department’s most recent deficiency letter includes numerous comments, largely related to parts of the application that were missing or incomplete.
Brazil police steps up efforts to find mining royalty corruption ring members
Prominent local evangelical pastor among the latest public figures being interrogated.