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Zijin, Shandong go after Barrick Gold’s Veladero mine in Argentina
The potential sale of a 50% stake in Veladero mine could fetch Barrick more than $1 billion, sources familiar with the matter say.
All these Australian mines are reopening thanks to the rally in coal prices
Glencore has already restarted its Collinsville mine in Queensland and there are at least seven other coal operations set to resume production before year-end.
Botswana Diamonds finds octahedron in sample material at Orapa
The company, which began exploring the area in March this year, said that specialists from its joint venture partner Alrosa are reanalyzing 80 tonnes of samples that were sent to South Africa.
Iron ore price explodes higher
Iron ore price tops $60 a tonne after 5% jump – Chinese futures trading halted after maximum daily movement reached.
Anglo American soars on positive production report
Shares were up more than 5% after the firm posted higher output across all divisions, except for copper, and said market conditions for its diamond business had improved.
Vale, BHP iron ore venture can’t pay creditors
Brazil's suspended iron ore producer Samarco misses another payment on its $3.8 billion debt as it struggles to stay afloat following deadly dam burst.
Callinex trades higher after Rick Rule invests $5M
The zinc junior is one of the latest picks by Rule, president and CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings.
Report: China could be on verge of gold buying boom
While jewellery sales are down, a plummeting currency is lighting a fire under gold portfolio investors.
