Malaysia extends bauxite mining moratorium for six months
Moratorium aims to restrict illegal mining activity on private land and companies that ignore mining guidelines, resulting in environmental pollution.
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Caterpillar reshuffles top management for mining divisions
Doug Hoerr, Caterpillar's vice president of the material handling & underground division, is retiring in August after more than 20 years with the company.
Canada’s Gabriel Resources sues Romania for $4.4bn over halted mine
The company argues the Central European country violated several investment treaty provisions in its claim to the bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
China to ban coal imports at small ports from July 1
Ban covers more than 150 second-tier ports
Teck Resources grabs Goldcorp’s stake in Mexican project for $50 million
After acquiring Goldcorp's 21% in San Nicolás, Canada's largest diversified miner will be the Zacatecas-based copper-zinc project sole owner.
Rio Tinto shareholders greenlight sale of Aussie coal assets to Yancoal
The approval ends a three-week bidding war between Yancoal and Glencore over Rio's thermal coal assets in Australia.
Brazil’s platinum miner Jandaga raises $2.9M in London listing
Jandaga Mines is taking advantage of investors' concerns over buying into South African platinum businesses.
Ghana signs $10B MOU with China for bauxite project – Senior Minister
The funds from Beijing would contribute towards building 1,400 km of a planned 4,000 km railway network, which would connect bauxite mines and production sites.
Eldorado Gold risks missing 2017 guidance over issues with Turkish mine
It now expects to produce at least 180,000-210,000 ounces of gold this year at Kışladağ, which brings Eldorado's full-year guidance down from 365,000-400,000 ounces to 315,000-365,000 ounces.