June 13, 2017 Yancoal grabs Mitsubishi stakes in Rio Tinto’s coal mines in $940m deal Chinese-owned Yancoal has signalled it may raise its bid for Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley coal assets, after striking the agreement with Mitsubishi to buy its stakes in the same mines.
June 12, 2017 Coking coal price slides to 8-month low Cyclone Debbie forcing Asian steelmakers to diversify supply – Mozambique could be big beneficiary.
June 12, 2017 Copper demand from electric vehicles to be nine times higher by 2027 — study The growing market for electric vehicles will significantly impact demand for copper over the next decade, according to new research commissioned by the International Copper Association.
June 9, 2017 Glencore snatches Rio Tinto-owned mines from Yancoal with $2.55B offer Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LON:GLEN) has performed a coup d'etat on a deal that was practically sealed between Yancoal Australia (ASX:YAL) and Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON:RIO) for Rio's coal…
June 7, 2017 Anglo American appoints takeovers expert as new chairman Stuart Chambers, 61 and former chairman of UK chip designer Arm, will join Anglo as a non-executive director in September, replacing Parker in November.
June 7, 2017 Rio Tinto diamond encrusted coins worth $1.8 million for sale in Australia Each of the one-kilogram coins, struck from gold, platinum and rose gold, has a coloured diamond from Rio's Argyle mine.
June 6, 2017 The problem with our maps Maps shape our understanding of the world – and in an increasingly interconnected and global economy, this geographic knowledge is more important than ever.
June 6, 2017 Adani to go ahead with polemic Carmichael coal mine after all Despite opposition from organizations ranging from the United Nations to green groups and locals, work on the multibillion-dollar mine is expected to begin by September.
June 5, 2017 BHP to grow potash business to size of iron ore — report Timeline-wise, the world's largest miner expects to achieve that goal in about 50 years.
June 2, 2017 The iron ore price also rises Up 2% on Friday as traders weigh impact of outage at BHP's largest iron ore mine in West Australia.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
