December 16, 2015 Aussie court clears way for $12bn Carmichael coal mine With the ruling, the massive Carmichael coal mine and rail project has moved one step closer to final approval.
December 15, 2015 Rio Tinto closes $4.4 billion financing deal for Oyu Tolgoi mine The $4.4 billion deal involved international financial institutions and export credit agencies representing the governments of the U.S., Canada and Australia, along with 15 commercial banks.
December 14, 2015 Rio Tinto $4 billion financing deal for Oyu Tolgoi imminent — report The agreement, which is said to involve up to 15 banks, could be signed as early as Wednesday.
December 11, 2015 World’s first seafloor miner inks copper sales deal with Chinese customer The new agreement replaces a previous three-year contract that would have seen Nautilus supplying 1.1 million tonnes of unrefined copper ore to Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group.
December 10, 2015 China takes a big step forward On November 30th the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it would admit China's Renminbi currency, commonly known as the Yuan, to the select basket of reserve currencies that make…
December 9, 2015 Turquoise Hill jumps on 2016 guidance Vancouver-based company said it is waiting for "final notice to proceed" for $5 billion expansion of giant copper-gold mine in Mongolia mine.
December 9, 2015 Freeport follows Anglo’s lead: suspends dividend, cuts spending, eyes assets sales The U.S. miner became the latest mining company to announced drastic measures aimed at preserving cash amid a deepening commodity prices rout.
December 9, 2015 Hillary Clinton’s emails reveal pro deep sea miner move after request from son-in-law The 2012 emails from an investor in Florida-based deep sea mining firm Neptune Minerals Inc. were forwarded to Clinton by her son-in-law and hedge fund partner Marc Mezvinsky.
December 9, 2015 Erdene intersects multiple high-grade gold-bearing structures at Bayan Khundii Erdene is pleased to report high-grade gold intersections from the Company's recently completed, maiden drill program at its wholly-owned Bayan Khundii gold project in southwest Mongolia.
December 8, 2015 Chinese commodity demand: Crisis. What crisis? In volume terms Chinese imports of commodities led by iron ore and copper surged 17% in November, the best month in nearly two years.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
