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.
September 29, 2016 Australia’s biggest underground mine halts production The power outage was the product of strong winds and heavy rain caused by what has been called “the most extreme weather system” that has hit the area in decades.
September 29, 2016 Kirkland to buy Newmarket Gold in Cdn$1 billion deal The combined company, to be known as Kirkland Lake Gold, will have a market capitalization of about Cdn$2.4 billion and produce more than 500,000 ounces of the yellow metal a…
September 29, 2016 Will Anglo stick to radical restructuring plans? A credit upgrade, a rocketing share price and rally in coal and iron ore call into question downsizing strategy of world's number five miner.
September 28, 2016 US miner goes after rare earths in the Cook Islands Texas-based Ocean Minerals says the area is also rich in scandium, a key ingredient for making an extremely light, strong, corrosion resistant, heat tolerant and weldable alloy.
Aluminum and copper prices take breather after explosive start to 2026 Industrial metals have enjoyed a bullish run into the new year. January 13, 2026 | 03:12 pm
