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.

September 30, 2016

Rio Tinto’s exclusive Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender inspires luxury jewellery collections in New York

Rio Tinto’s 2016 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender collection has provided the inspiration for a US$20 million showcase of iconic pink and blue diamond jewellery pieces and limited edition collections of…

September 30, 2016

Precious metals, nickel, zinc likely to outperform over next 2 years — analysts

The commodity research teams at Macquarie and Barclays, however, are not as optimistic when it comes to potash, aluminum and steel.