April 8, 2015 Signs of life for mining M&A Mining transactions almost doubled last year and the trend is likely to stretch over 2015, as lower commodity prices are making some unprofitable.
April 8, 2015 Australia treasurer vows to block Glencore-Rio Tinto merger This wouldn’t be the first time Hockey hinders a major corporate deal in Australia.
April 7, 2015 Nautilus Minerals resumes undersea mining exploration The goal is to expand Nautilus’ Seafloor Massive Sulphide prospect inventory around Solomon Islands, located east of Papua New Guinea.
April 7, 2015 Mongolia halts landmark deal with foreign firms over massive coal mine The country's parliament decided Tavan Tolgoi needs the approval of legislators before going ahead.
April 6, 2015 Barrick hints at Mick Davis deal Sounds like just about everyone in mining is hoping to get into bed with Mick Davis and his $5.6 billion.
April 6, 2015 North Korea to extract maximum benefit from rare earth resources Many countries, notably China, Japan and South Korea, are scrambling for the abundant rare earth resources of North Korea, enabling the Kim Jong-un regime to extract maximum economic and political…
April 6, 2015 Turquoise Hill surges after Oyu Tolgoi expansion okayed After two years of bitter wrangling Mongolian cabinet approves Vancouver firm's $5 billion expansion of massive copper-gold mine in Gobi desert.
April 5, 2015 Iron ore plunge to blow $3.6B hole in WA budget Iron ore producers and investors aren't the only ones getting hurt by the continuing weakness in the iron ore price.
April 4, 2015 Barrick settles remaining claims by women concerning Porgera mine Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX, TSX:ABX) has settled claims with 11 women from Papua New Guinea who had alleged acts of sexual violence against them, including rape, at the Porgera mine in…
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
