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Rio Tinto to close Queensland coal mine if extension gets rejected
Rio Tinto to close Queensland coal mine if extension gets rejected Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) will have to...
Read moreCliffs to halt operations at Minnesota iron ore mine
The stock was down more than 7% to $2.50 at 11:30 am ET, as the company added that most of...
Read moreJapan’s Sumitomo Metal seeks stakes in copper, gold mines
Sumitomo Metal Mining is looking to snap up stakes in copper and gold mines, taking advantage of its sound finances...
Read moreTop 15 copper mines worth $103bn less than a week ago
It's been a brutal November on copper markets with a only one up day of trading since the start of...
Read moreIndonesia probing allegations of extortion to Freeport-McMoRan by senior officials
Indonesia probing allegations of extortion to Freeport-McMoRan by senior officialsFreeport McMoRan Copper and Gold's Grasberg mine is the world's largest...
Read moreCaterpillar sales down again, almost three straight years
Caterpillar sales down again, almost three straight yearsThe biggest declines in sales were in construction in Latin America (-41%) and...
Read moreChinese commodity trade barometer at record low
In the doldrumsThe once obscure Baltic Dry Shipping Index came to prominence at the start of the Chinese-led commodity supercycle...
Read moreIndia monetizes 14 ounces of gold
In an attempt to put the estimated 20,000 tonnes of gold households and temples on the subcontinent are hoarding to...
Read moreLonmin sees salvation, launches $407m rights issue at only 1 pence per share
Lonmin’s Marikana mine concentrator plant. South African platinum producer Lonmin (LON:LMI), the world’s third largest, avoided Monday becoming the biggest...
Read moreTelferscot Resources announces intent to sell its interest in Kolwezi Copper Corp.
Telferscot Resources Inc. (CSE:TFS) ("Telferscot" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Letter of...
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