June 26, 2017 Pallinghurst shareholders back acquisition of Gemfields Gemfields has been at the centre of a bidding war between the South African private equity group and Fosun Gold, a unit of Fosun International.
June 26, 2017 Rio brushes off Glencore latest offer for coal mines, sticks with Yancoal The company has chosen to sell its Hunter Valley coal mines to China-backed Yancoal, but shareholders will decide.
June 25, 2017 China shuns Indian iron ore in favour of Australia’s Chinese steel mills are turning their backs on India and embracing Australia as a source of higher-grade ore for steelmaking.
June 23, 2017 Iron ore reverts to supply-driven market after 2016 aberration: Russell Iron ore's demand-driven price surge last year is increasingly looking like an aberration as supply factors once again start to weaken the price outlook.
June 23, 2017 Glencore fights back, sweetens deal for Rio Tinto’s Australian coal assets Fresh bid is far better than the $2.55bn it offered earlier this month and considerably more than the $2.45bn offered by Yancoal, the Chinese-backed miner that is Rio’s preferred buyer.
June 21, 2017 World’s top coal producer to close 37 mines Coal India, responsible for about 82% of the nation's total coal output, said the closures would save around 8 billion rupees ($124 million).
June 21, 2017 Gemfields stock hit by Pallinghurst’s move to lower approval threshold for its bid South Africa-listed Pallinghurst now needs just 60% of Gemfields’ shareholders to back its unsolicited takeover offer.
June 20, 2017 Yancoal trumps Glencore bid for Rio Tinto’s coal mines The acquisition would make of Yancoal Australia’s largest pure-play coal producer.
June 20, 2017 Rio Tinto in search of next Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia Mongolia’s renewed efforts to attract foreign investment it’s bearing its first fruits.
June 20, 2017 China’s Fosun sweetens offer for Gemfields The precious stones miner has recommended shareholders to accept offer, despite considering it “unfair.”
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