March 17, 2015 Potash producers rejoice — China likely to pay more for it this year According to analysts from Credit Suisse, Chinese importers will settle at $320 a tonne, versus $305 a tonne they paid last year.
March 17, 2015 Argentine police seize 19th-Century gold ingot worth $2m The piece is thought to have been buried in the 1800s for safekeeping.
March 17, 2015 Zimbabwe’s top diamond mining firms agree to merge Zimbabwe’s diamond industry will soon be controlled by one firm as the country’s major diamond mining companies have agreed to merge.
March 16, 2015 After Finland buy, fund seeks met coal, base metal mines Former Anglo-exec running hedge fund's mining business wants to follow up Talvivaara nickel acquisition with zinc, nickel, copper and coking coal deals.
March 16, 2015 This ‘perfect’ diamond could fetch up to $25 million in NYC next month The gem, discovered a decade ago at one of De Beers mines in South Africa, is one of just five diamonds over 100 carats and of comparable quality to have…
March 16, 2015 Chile’s court halts operations at Antofagasta copper warehouse This is the second warehouse in less than two days the court suspends due to health risks from nearby particles.
March 16, 2015 Kidnapped Goldcorp miners found dead in Mexico Three corpses were found on Friday in a mass grave in southwestern Mexico's Guerrero state.
March 16, 2015 Australian mining tycoon Rinehart makes a $3.2m bet on gold The country's richest woman has decided to back a junior miners' joint venture in Victoria.
March 16, 2015 Barrick to get $1.5 billion for Chilean copper mine The gold miner is said to be evaluating whether to put its Zaldivar copper mine on the block as it tries to meet an ambitious debt reduction target.
March 16, 2015 Norway’s sovereign wealth fund drops over 50 coal companies Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), the world’s richest sovereign wealth fund, divested from over 50 coal companies in 2014, new analysis has revealed.
Vale faces renewed safety concerns after mine water overflows The incidents, near the towns of Ouro Preto and Congonhas, left no injuries, the companies and Minas Gerais' government said. January 26, 2026 | 01:57 pm
