BHP, Vale reject Brazil steelmaker CSN’s interest, say miner Samarco is not for sale
Brazilian steelmaker CSN hired restructuring firm RK Partners to draft a proposal to buy control of Samarco.
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Martian moon could be crucial for asteroid mining
Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have shown that mining the Main Belt of asteroids that orbit between Mars and Jupiter could be done profitably.
Glencore unit pleads guilty to bribery in Africa
Glencore Energy admitted to paying more than $28 million in bribes to secure preferential access to oil in five countries.
Civil society group flays diamond watchdog over Russia stalemate
The United States and Britain have imposed sanctions on Russia's Alrosa, the world's largest producer of rough diamonds, which accounted for around 30% of global output last year, and is partly state-owned.
Surging energy prices force Japanese steel giant to revisit coal
Nippon Steel currently has minority stakes in six coking coal assets, mostly in Australia.
Eighth and last missing miner found dead in flooded Burkina Faso mine
The victims were six Burkina Faso nationals, one Tanzanian and one Zambian.
Fission Uranium signs agreement with Indigenous communities for PLS project in Saskatchewan
According to Fission, this agreement reflects its commitment to building strong relationships with rights holders.
Column: High-flying tin price takes a tumble as tightness eases
The price may have collapsed by 40% in the space of two months but LME tin has found a floor at what has historically been a hard ceiling, writes Andy Home.
