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.
March 26, 2018 Labour groups file OECD complaint against BHP and Vale over dam-burst disaster The accident killed 19 people, left hundreds homeless and unemployed and caused sludge to wash downstream into the neighbouring state of Espírito Santo.
March 26, 2018 Fortescue cuts iron ore price outlook as Chinese production slowdown, trade tensions weigh The company amended its guidance to around 65 per cent of the average benchmark Platts 62 CFR index.
March 26, 2018 Australia’s Newcrest to recommence mining at flagship Cadia mine Mining operations will restart at Cadia East, in accordance with predefined test and response program, the company said in a statement.
March 26, 2018 SolGold on a roll, confirms major copper-gold target at Ecuador project Results from 11 of the 12 drilling rigs at its 85%-owned Cascabel copper-gold project, suggest there is much more intense mineralization in the property than thought earlier, the company said.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
