June 9, 2016 Australia recovers lost ground, named world’s top mining investment destination Canada slipped in the Fraser Institute’s global ranking, while Chile remains the most attractive jurisdiction in Latin America.
June 8, 2016 Rare Argyle pink diamond jewellery exhibition sparkles in Copenhagen Rio Tinto’s Argyle Pink Diamonds has partnered with premier Danish luxury jeweller Hartmann’s to showcase the finest in beauty and design from Australia and Denmark.
June 8, 2016 Royal Mint opens gold vault to British pension investors Pensioners allowed to buy some of the Royal Mint's gold reserves for the first time.
June 8, 2016 Cenovus shuts down oil site due to risks posed by Canada’s wildfire About 118 staff members have been moved to nearby Wabasca by bus and helicopter as a precaution.
June 8, 2016 Gold firms gear up for growth as cost of mining the metal falls Early signs of activity include Kinross Gold's March decision to expand its Mauritanian gold mine and Goldcorp acquisition of junior Kaminak for $520 million in May.
June 8, 2016 Afghanistan deploys security forces in large illegal mining crackdown The country lost at least $27.5 million in revenue from lapis lazuli between 2014 and 2015. In contrast, armed groups earned about $20 million just in 2014.
June 8, 2016 This is the next major copper-gold project in South Australia Construction at Carrapateena will commence next year, with first production in 2019.
June 8, 2016 Pharaohs’ shadow an omen in Egypt gold search Egypt's gold mining industry has for years been long on potential and short on investment.
June 7, 2016 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender world exclusive preview in Copenhagen The 2016 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender includes 63 pink, red and violet diamonds and represents the finest of a year’s production from Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia.
June 7, 2016 Diamond exports ban lifted from Central African Republic Decision comes three years after the country’s gems were found to be funding armed groups in an inter-religious conflict and placed under embargo.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
