October 12, 2018

BHP sees stock briefly spike before closing auction in Australia

It was just one trade of 5,000 shares, and it happened after the regular trading day. But it was enough to spike the price.

October 12, 2018

Peabody Energy to shut parts of Queensland mine after fire

Peabody Energy intends to permanently seal the area where high methane levels have been concentrated after it reported fire in its North Goonyella mine.

October 12, 2018

Lynas jumps after its critic in Malaysian Gov’t leaves review team

Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh, a long-standing critic of Lynas’ plant, offered to step down from the committee reviewing the facility following criticism that she would not be impartial.

October 12, 2018

Extending the life of mine beyond its life as a mine

For Tom Butler - CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals – ensuring that mines have alternative uses post closure is an essential step in building and maintaining…

October 11, 2018

Australia’s Fortescue announces $353m share buyback program

The program will begin after the iron ore miner releases its quarterly report on Oct. 25 and will remain in place for a period of up to 12 months.

October 11, 2018

Australian tungsten producer Wolf Minerals says its British unit has stopped trading

Wolf Minerals said on Thursday that it could not meet its short-term working capital needs after failing to reach a deal with its financial backers.

October 10, 2018

Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China rise 5% in Sept

Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal rose 5.3 percent in September.

October 10, 2018

RNC Minerals recovers giant gold slab from its mine in Australia

The company believes the stones are among the biggest of their kind ever unearthed in the country.

October 10, 2018

BHP aims to restart Olympic Dam copper facility this month

In August, BHP had shut an acid plant following a boiler tube failure, disrupting copper processing. Underground mining at the site continued as normal.

October 9, 2018

Proxy adviser PIRC tells shareholders to oppose BHP Billiton’s remuneration report

PIRC has recommended that BHP Billiton shareholders oppose the mining company's remuneration report at its AGM on Oct. 17