April 3, 2018 Murray & Roberts scores $313 million worth of new mining projects South African engineering and construction group, currently subject of a takeover bid from Germany’s ATON, said projects were located in sub-Saharan Africa, North America and Australasia.
April 3, 2018 CHARTS: Mining rally running out of steam as copper price weighs Cobalt, nickel still on the boil, but gloomier outlook reflected in copper price and fall in market value of top mining companies during first quarter.
April 3, 2018 South Australian geologists to drive a revolution in minerals exploration New research centre has been established to help reduce the cost of mineral exploration in Australia in order to boost output.
April 3, 2018 Next phase at one Australia’s largest copper-gold projects gets OK’d Permit allows Oz Minerals to start phase two of construction at Carrapateena copper-gold project, in South Australia, this month.
April 2, 2018 Why tiny diamonds make a Vancouver miner happy “The recovery of micro-diamonds is extraordinary," said Lithoquest's President and CEO.
April 2, 2018 Mongolia arrests ex-minister in Swiss graft probe — govt A Mongolian former finance minister, Bayartsogt Sangajav, has been arrested as part of an investigation into suspected abuse of power during investment talks for the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper mine…
April 2, 2018 Queensland’s resources sector wins gold in job numbers Queensland’s resources sector is powering jobs growth across the State with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showing an increase of close to 10,000 jobs in the February quarter.
March 29, 2018 Canada’s Asanko, South Africa’s Gold Fields team up in $185m Ghana JV Companies are teaming up to develop one of the country’s newest gold mine, the Asanko Gold Mine (AGM).
March 27, 2018 Rio Tinto fully out of coal sector with $2.25bn Kestrel mine sale Company has agreed to sell its 80% stake in the Kestrel mine to a consortium comprising of private equity manager EMR Capital and Indonesian coal company Adaro Energy.
March 27, 2018 Copper Mountain gains approval for $71m acquisition of Altona The combination of the two companies will result in a mid-sized copper miner, with an expected annual production of about 73,000 tonnes of the metal.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
