March 26, 2019 Australia’s Wesfarmers makes $1.1B bid for rare earth miner Lynas The offer represents a premium of nearly 45% on Lynas' closing price on Monday, but comes come with some significant conditions, including the rare dearth miner securing all necessary licences…
March 25, 2019 Australian miners see some impact from two cyclones, clean up begins Businesses affected included those in the iron ore export hubs of the Pilbara region, as well as Rio Tinto's bauxite operations in Weipa to the east.
March 25, 2019 China’s Feb coking coal imports from Australia fall 21% Australian imports were at 1.16 million tonnes last month, compared to 1.47 million tonnes in February 2018.
March 25, 2019 Newmont offers special dividend if Goldcorp takeover approved The one-time special dividend, worth $470 million, will be given to Newmont's shareholders only if its friendly takeover of Canada’s Goldcorp is approved.
March 25, 2019 OceanaGold walks away from exploration projects in Argentina Two years, $4.5 million later, the Australian miner concluded results to date don't meet its expectations.
March 24, 2019 Rio Tinto halts rail, mine operations in Western Australia as cyclone hits The suspension comes after Rio, BHP, and Fortescue on Thursday cleared their ships from ports ahead of Cyclone Veronica.
March 22, 2019 Glencore suspends Australian zinc mine as cyclone nears Authorities have declared a state of emergency in the region as Tropical Cyclone Trevor nears.
March 21, 2019 Australia’s Jervois to choose nickel-cobalt JV partner by end of 2019 Jervois, whose management is made up of ex-Glencore executives, is developing the Nico Young deposit in southeastern Australia.
March 21, 2019 Australia clears iron ore ports, miners brace as cyclones approach The northwestern ports of Port Hedland, Dampier and Ashburton were beginning to clear anchorages and berths.
March 21, 2019 BHP steps up efforts to win battle for Ecuador’s copper riches The world’s largest miner has signed an earn-in and joint venture deal with Canada’s Luminex Resources over the Tarqui copper project.
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