Rio brushes off Glencore latest offer for coal mines, sticks with Yancoal
The company has chosen to sell its Hunter Valley coal mines to China-backed Yancoal, but shareholders will decide.
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Colombia coal mine explosion kills 13
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Villagers invade Acacia’s North Mara mine in Tanzania
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Iron ore reverts to supply-driven market after 2016 aberration: Russell
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EUR/JPY exchange rate and gold
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Cobalt 27 aims to tap electric car revolution with $150m IPO
Minerals company Cobalt 27 Capital Corp made its debut on Canada's Venture Exchange on Friday, raising C$200 million in a listing that offers investors exposure to cobalt, a key metal for batteries in electric cars.
Glencore fights back, sweetens deal for Rio Tinto’s Australian coal assets
Fresh bid is far better than the $2.55bn it offered earlier this month and considerably more than the $2.45bn offered by Yancoal, the Chinese-backed miner that is Rio’s preferred buyer.
