January 17, 2018 Lucapa finds monster diamonds at Lulo, including largest coloured one The Australian miner has also unearthed the tenth +100 carat stone recovered from Lulo since mining operations began two years ago.
January 16, 2018 Rio’s Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia hit with $155 million tax bill Rio Tinto-controlled Turquoise Hill said the bill relates to an audit on taxes imposed and paid by the mine operator between 2013 and 2015.
January 14, 2018 New indicated resource points to expansion at New Century Zinc Mine The re-start of a mothballed zinc mine in Australia is turning out to have a strong upside for both the mining company and its investors.
January 14, 2018 China imported a record amount of iron ore in 2017 Hunger for high-quality iron ore from Australia and Brazil pushed Chinese imports of the steelmaking ingredient to a record high in 2017.
January 12, 2018 World seaborne coal trade rose 1.5 pct in 2017 – German importers This rise happened due to a recovery in output in producer countries such as the United States, Russia and China and an accompanying rise in export activity.
January 11, 2018 Australia’s Port Hedland clearing out ships as Cyclone Joyce intensifies The terminal expects to clear all remaining vessels from its harbour as safety measure after tropical cyclone intensified off nation's western coast.
January 11, 2018 Rio Tinto pulls offer for stake in world’s largest lithium miner Decision doesn’t mean the miner has abandoned plans to capitalize on the electric-car boom, sources familiar with the matter say.
January 11, 2018 BHP is building an EV hub it doesn’t want to keep The good luck for BHP is that only about 40 to 45 percent of existing nickel mine supply is suitable for processing into a battery-grade chemical product.
January 10, 2018 The role of exotic animals in California’s Gold Rush Together with hundreds of people, exotic animals arrived in California during the Gold Rush of the 1850s.
January 10, 2018 Reform overdue to drive growth and protect Australia from future downturn Minerals Council of Australia’s pre-Budget submission warns that every year Budget repair is delayed puts Australia closer to the risk of an economic shock.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
