June 19, 2018 Indian regulator approves Nutrien’s sale of stake in SQM to Tianqi The Competition Commission of India green-lighted the $4.1 billion deal reached in May between the Canadian potash giant and China’s Tianqi Lithium.
June 19, 2018 BHP to sell Chile’s Cerro Colorado copper mine to equity fund EMR Sale is part of chief executive Andrew Mackenzie’s bid to focus on large assets in commodities such as iron ore, copper and oil.
June 18, 2018 Chile antitrust watchdog probing Tianqi buy of lithium miner stake The country's antitrust regulator is investigating the effects on the market of Chinese miner Tianqi Lithium acquisition of a 24% stake in SQM, the world's second largest lithium producer,
June 18, 2018 Rio Tinto to start building massive Koodaideri iron ore mine in 2019 First production from the Pilbara-based project, which it says it’s one of the world’s most technologically advanced, is expected in 2021.
June 18, 2018 Lucapa gets another $2 million from Lulo diamonds sale Lucapa has a 35-year license for Lulo, which early last year bore a 404.2-carat white diamond, considered the largest diamond ever recovered in Angola and the biggest diamond ever found by an…
June 18, 2018 Iron ore magnate Rinehart offers $290 million in cash for Atlas The offer from Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting values Atlas shares at 17% more than price reached at Friday close.
June 15, 2018 Trump trade war blows up big week for mining majors A week choc-a-bloc with billion dollar copper, iron ore and cobalt deals ends with huge drop in prices and sell-off in stocks of mining's biggest names.
June 15, 2018 Further clarity needed on Australia’s energy policy framework A national coordinated approach to climate and energy policy is needed which recognises the energy and resource-intensive nature of the Australian economy.
June 15, 2018 Hawkstone Mining walks away from US lithium deal Deal would have added two lithium projects – the Big Sandy lithium clay project in Arizona and the Lordsburg lithium brine project in New Mexico – to Hawkstone’s portfolio.
Copper price set for biggest annual gain since 2009 on supply bets The red metal has notched a series of all-time highs in an end-of-year surge, rallying over 40% on the London Metal Exchange this year. December 31, 2025 | 10:31 am
