July 18, 2017 Rio Tinto axes iron ore export forecast for the year It also revised down its expected share of hard coking coal for the year to between 7.2 to 7.8 million tonnes from 7.8 to 8.4 million tonnes.
July 17, 2017 World’s second-largest diamond ‘too big’ to sell Lucara Diamond’s Lesedi La Rona is said to face challenges other rock never do, including its multi-million-dollar price tag and a risky polishing process that can take months or years.
July 17, 2017 Washington Companies buys Dominion Diamond for $1.2 billion The US company plans to operate Dominion as a standalone business, appointing a new chief executive based in Canada.
July 14, 2017 Potash plan prompts $98 million road link in horn of Africa Djibouti contracted a Kuwaiti company to build a $98-million road link to enable landlocked Ethiopia to ship its first potash output from a new Red Sea port.
July 13, 2017 Luxembourg becomes first European country to pass space mining law The bill, approved by a vast majority, defines the conditions companies must fulfill to get a licence for launching a space mining mission.
July 12, 2017 Saudi Ma’aden to develop Mansourah, Massarah gold mine- sources Ma'aden operates six gold mines in the Central Arabian Gold Region, western Saudi Arabia which contains much of the Kingdom's gold rich ore deposits.
July 12, 2017 LME favourite to clear for new base metals platform NFEx -sources NFEx says in talks with several clearing houses
July 12, 2017 Pebble mine a step closer to reality as EPA to withdraw restrictions The agency has proposed revoking its 2014 determination banning any large-scale mine in the area where Pebble would be built on the grounds it would damage the region’s key salmon…
July 11, 2017 Polyus grabs all of legendary Sukhoi Log gold deposit First discovered in 1961, Sukhoi Log in eastern Russia holds 62.8 million ounces of gold.
July 11, 2017 Rio Tinto in search of the next Escondida mine in Chile The so-called Palmani project aims to discover and characterize the mining potential of an area located in Chile's extreme north, at about at 2,100 metres of altitude.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
