June 30, 2015 Davis’s X2 Resources goes after Rio’s coal assets in Australia Negotiations between the parties, still at an early stage, are said to have generated solid interest from both sides.
June 29, 2015 BHP tipped as favourite in race for Barrick’s Zaldivar mine in Chile BHP already operates the world’s largest copper mine, Escondida, which sits, quite literally, across the road from Zaldivar.
June 26, 2015 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender world preview at Sydney Opera House Rio Tinto’s spectacular Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender has been launched during a world exclusive preview at the Sydney Opera House, with this year’s iconic collection including some of the most…
June 26, 2015 Rio Tinto sells Murowa diamond mine and leaves Zimbabwe The company, however, said it remained committed to the diamond industry.
June 25, 2015 Adani confirms work halted at controversial coal project by the Great Barrier Reef But the Indian company said it remains committed to the US$12bn Carmichael project in Queensland, Australia.
June 25, 2015 BHP cuts another 140 jobs over abandoned Olympic Dam expansion plans The cuts at the Adelaide support office for the Olympic Dam operations come about six months after BHP scrapped about 90 permanent positions and 210 contractor jobs.
June 24, 2015 Iron ore prices hit six-day highs, but rally won’t last say experts Analysts from Goldman Sachs, Citi and ANZ predict prices will drop again below $50 a tonne.
June 23, 2015 Australia’s Paladin Energy gets historic ok to run uranium mine in Canada Until now Canadian companies needed to have at least 51% stake in any uranium project.
June 23, 2015 Global vision for ‘green steel’ The vision for a cleaner, greener and more productive steel industry, moved a step closer with the recent signing of an agreement with a company in China to scale-up CSIRO’s…
June 22, 2015 Setting sights on ‘invisible’ mining In-situ recovery is a new and largely untapped frontier that could improve environmental performance and change the economics of mining.
Copper price spreads ease in sign squeeze will prove short-lived Contracts maturing tomorrow closed at a $2 premium to those expiring a day later, after the one-day spread briefly spiked to a huge premium of $100 a ton. January 21, 2026 | 07:25 am
