July 6, 2017 Argyle diamond coin trilogy sold within a month Rio's sale of The Australian Trilogy, an AUD$1.8 million one-of-a-kind coin collection featuring a pink, purple pink and violet diamond from the Argyle Diamond Mine, sold out in a month.
July 5, 2017 Top 50 mining companies reshuffle as Chinese, lithium firms climb rankings Combined worth of 50 largest mining companies grow to $768 billion during first half of 2017, but a few big names drop down rankings.
July 5, 2017 Getting scrappy: China iron ore demand may falter as steel recycling grows China's supply of steel scrap is surging as aged buildings, bridges and cars produced over decades of rapid economic growth are knocked down, dismantled or crushed.
July 4, 2017 Australian spot coal prices hit highest since April amid mine outages, strong demand Dam restrictions in China following excessive rains are also reducing hydropower capacity there, including at the world's biggest power station, forcing utilities to ramp up output at coal-fired utilities.
July 3, 2017 Clean coal could trump renewables bill in Australia New report argues that a high-efficiency, low emissions coal-fired station would cost less than the almost A$3 billion in subsidies handed out by the government to renewable projects each year.
July 2, 2017 Emmerson to open first new gold mine in Northern Territory in a decade Australia's Northern Territory will soon be producing gold again thanks to Emmerson Resources (ASX:ERM), which is advancing the Edna Beryl gold mine along with Australian gold producer Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN).
June 30, 2017 BHP injects $250 million into Samarco for clean-up It also said that a Brazilian court had granted it and its partner Vale a four-month extension to negotiate a settlement to a $47 billion claim stemming from the 2015…
June 30, 2017 Output at world’s largest copper mine sank by 63% in Q1 Escondida, majority owned and operated by BHP, produced 97,103 tonnes of copper between January and March, down from 265,597 tonnes a year earlier.
June 29, 2017 Iron ore price jumps to 8-week high Physical markets, not just futures speculation behind the latest rally
June 29, 2017 Caterpillar reshuffles top management for mining divisions Doug Hoerr, Caterpillar's vice president of the material handling & underground division, is retiring in August after more than 20 years with the company.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
