December 2, 2015

Rio Tinto unveils one of largest diamonds ever found in Canada

The 187.7-carat Diavik Foxfire diamond will be showcased in London before returning to Antwerp for detailed assessment.

December 2, 2015

World’s two biggest miners walking away from coal, but they are not telling

BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have significantly cut their investments in coal, while repositioning behind the scenes.

November 30, 2015

Iran mining bigger opportunity than oil

Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors once sanctions are lifted – acquiring new mining equipment and technology is a top priority.

November 30, 2015

Metso to supply containerized crushing and screening plant to Saburkhan Technologies, allowing for cost efficiency and rapid plant set up

The revolutionary Metso NW Series crushing and screening plant allows customers to improve profitability at even the most challenging crushing sites and to move to the next site more easily…

November 30, 2015

Rio Tinto conducts inaugural rough diamond viewings in India

Rio Tinto’s diamonds business has just completed its inaugural rough diamond viewing at the India Diamond Trading Centre in Mumbai’s Bharat Diamond Bourse.

November 30, 2015

Iron ore keeps falling, drops below $43 a tonne

If that sounds bad, then you might not want to hear that the most-active iron ore futures in Singapore sank Monday below $40 a tonne for the first time ever.

November 29, 2015

China to slash copper output by 5%

Copper producers in China are taking drastic measures to arrest the plummeting price.

November 29, 2015

Iran’s mines could bring in even more cash than crude

Metals discovered from exploration worth about $700 billion.

November 26, 2015

Drought pushing Indian gold demand to 8-year low

Gold purchases during the all important festival season set to be lowest since 2007, as two years of drought erode rural Indian's buying power.

November 26, 2015

Copper prices may weigh on Rio Tinto’s looming decision on Oyu Tolgoi expansion

The company said it would announce a final decision on the matter early next year.