January 24, 2017 De Beers has just sold largest amount of rough diamonds in a year The world's top diamond producer sold $720 million of rough gems at its January offering as retailers restocked after the holidays.
January 24, 2017 China’s Yancoal grabs Rio Tinto’s coal mines in $2.45bn deal The world’s second-largest miner has agreed to sell its Coal & Allied Industries Ltd. subsidiary to Yancoal Australia Ltd., controlled by China's Yanzhou Coal Mining.
January 20, 2017 Coking coal price still falling Met coal prices are already down 23% in 2017 as US producers plan to add 9m tonnes to export market.
January 20, 2017 Chile injects $975 million into state-owned copper giant Codelco Moves is expected to help the copper giant cope with a recently passed law that forces it to give 10% of its revenues to the armed forces.
January 19, 2017 This start-up plans to be a top lithium miner in the UK Cornish Lithium Limited is hoping to lead the development of a lithium industry in the UK after acquiring the rights to drill for the mineral in the ancient mining region…
January 18, 2017 Rio Tinto, Chinalco put an end to copper joint venture The amicable divorce ends a six-year-old exploration joint venture originally set to find copper deposits in China.
January 15, 2017 Copper to be best performing commodity of 2017 — analysts Experts and industry actors interviewed by MINING.com see prices picking up this year, driven by declining supplies and the prospect of increased demand coming from construction, electric vehicles and other…
January 13, 2017 Iron ore price: China imports top 1 billion tonnes for first time Iron ore price holds above $80 a tonne, doubling in value in a year as Chinese cargo volumes jump.
January 13, 2017 Copper price jumps as China imports hit all-time high Concentrate imports for the full year up 28% to 17 million tonnes.
January 12, 2017 Nickel prices plummet as Indonesia eases export ban Far-reaching new mining rules ease a controversial ban on exports of nickel ore and bauxite.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
