October 14, 2016

Aussie iron ore magnate Rinehart takes her children to court again

The move comes about 17 months after her children — John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart — won control of the family fund.

October 13, 2016

New Mexican lithium discovery for Australian-Canadian partners

The assays result ranged from 347ppm to 1000ppm Li, the highest values received to date from the project.

October 10, 2016

World’s largest miner gets rejected

SolGold says BHP Billiton's offer not in its best interest.

October 7, 2016

Uranium miner looking at gold

Aura Energy has set its hopes on a gold deposit next to its uranium Tiris project in Mauritania.

October 7, 2016

RNC Minerals ups exposure to near-record Aussie gold price

Debt refinancing provides big boost for ramp-up and development of Beta Hunt gold mine in Western Australia acquired in May.

October 5, 2016

CHART: Despite unnerving gold price fall, mining rally’s intact

While met coal is clearly the star performer, thermal coal is probably the biggest upset – seaborne prices have jumped 65% in 2016 to above $80 a tonne.

October 4, 2016

US coal legend Ernie Thrasher close to bagging Anglo mines

Thrasher's Xcoal and private equity firm Apollo said to be in exclusive talks to buy Anglo American's mines in Queensland amid coking coal price surge.

October 3, 2016

Strike continues at Anglo American’s Australian coal mine

140 workers remain on strike.

October 3, 2016

Hitachi Construction to buy Australia’s Bradken for $528 million

In the absence of a superior bid Bradken’s board has unanimously recommended shareholders to support the deal.

September 30, 2016

Chinese firm buys Anglo American niobium and phosphate operation in Brazil

CMOC bought Fosfatos Brasil Limitada and Nióbio Brasil Limitada for US$1.7 billion.