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Rio Tinto fully out of coal sector with $2.25bn Kestrel mine sale

Company has agreed to sell its 80% stake in the Kestrel mine to a consortium comprising of private equity manager EMR Capital and Indonesian coal company Adaro Energy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2018 | 7:14 am

Copper Mountain gains approval for $71m acquisition of Altona

The combination of the two companies will result in a mid-sized copper miner, with an expected annual production of about 73,000 tonnes of the metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2018 | 5:55 am

Vedanta shuts protests-ridden copper smelter in India for 15 days

The maintenance activity, originally scheduled for April, comes amid media reports that thousands had taken to the streets and shut shops in Thootukudi to protest against the expansion of the smelter.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2018 | 3:46 am

Canada to target smuggling of steel intended to dodge US tariffs

Under new measures unveiled by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office on Tuesday, the Canada Border Services Agency will gain new powers to stop companies that try to dodge duties.

Reuters | March 27, 2018 | 2:30 am

Labour groups file OECD complaint against BHP and Vale over dam-burst disaster

The accident killed 19 people, left hundreds homeless and unemployed and caused sludge to wash downstream into the neighbouring state of Espírito Santo.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 26, 2018 | 6:30 pm

Fortescue cuts iron ore price outlook as Chinese production slowdown, trade tensions weigh

The company amended its guidance to around 65 per cent of the average benchmark Platts 62 CFR index.

Reuters | March 26, 2018 | 6:24 pm

Canadian miner allowed to operate in Sweden

Gungnir's drill campaign would begin in the second quarter of 2018 with 20 diamond drill holes testing six target areas over a strike length of more than 8 km.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 26, 2018 | 6:16 pm