May 29, 2024 Mining M&A slips as firms lawyer-up to fight regulators The value of deals in the industry declined 12.5% to $74.2 billion this year.
May 29, 2024 BHP walks away from proposed $49bn takeover of Anglo American Less than an hour before the 5 p.m. UK cut off, BHP confirmed it had failed to secure Anglo’s board backing and would not proceed with the takeover.
May 28, 2024 Copper price: the squeeze has been squoze A deeper copper price correction is likely and a new report makes predictions of $40,000/t seem even sillier than they were a week ago.
May 28, 2024 Kincora partners with AngloGold on NJNB project in Australia AngloGold may earn up to 80% of the project.
May 28, 2024 BHP and Anglo remain split on South Africa as time runs out BHP has until 5 p.m. London on Wednesday to commit to an offer.
May 28, 2024 Firebird receives first key permit for Chinese manganese sulphate plant Construction of the plant is projected to take approximately 12-15 months, with start of operations targeted for late 2025.
May 28, 2024 EU, Australia sign critical minerals pact to diversify supply chains Ministers in Canberra and Brussels signed an MOU on Tuesday, which will be followed by the joint development of “concrete actions” over the next six months.
May 28, 2024 Berkeley seeks $1bn in damages from Spain over uranium mine dispute The Retortillo project received preliminary approval in 2013, but Spain's Energy Ministry denied final approval in 2021 and 2023.
May 27, 2024 Arafura Rare Earths secures up to $300 million in finance from Canada The company already has supply agreements with Hyundai, Kia and Siemens Gamesa.
May 27, 2024 BHP, Rio Tinto to fast-track electric haul truck trials The partnership is part of BHP and Rio Tinto’s larger efforts to lower their operational emissions and reach net zero by 2050.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm