Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi likely to miss deadline for financing
Operator Turquoise Hill may need to ask lenders to extend financing for the $6.2 billion mine extension.
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Goldcorp certain $2.8bn hostile bid for Osisko will succeed
Chairman Ian Telfer says he’d rather quit the deal than overpay.
Lonmin management told to take leave as platinum strike goes on
Earlier this month the company said it would not hit its sales guidance of 750,000 ounces of platinum annually, as it has already lost 90,000 ounces since the strike began.
Thousands of Peruvians protest against tougher illegal mining rules
They want the government to ease a regulation that forces more than 70,000 miners to register their mining activities by April 19 or otherwise face sanctions, including jail.
Iraq buys 36 tons of gold, largest amount in three years
Its total reserves stand now at 65.8 tonnes, making it the 43rd biggest official sector bullion holder in the world.
South Africa platinum strike damage irreversible, losses close to $1bn
Platinum miners said the financial cost of the strike doesn’t really tell the full story, as the real victims are those suffering from hunger, lack of businesses and increased violence on the streets.
Rio Tinto, Russians to begin work at massive Canadian potash deposit by 2017
KP405 is said to have enough of the fertilizer ingredient to sustain a mine for decades.
Miners protest at Anglo’s Los Bronces mine in Chile
Company said operations remain unaffected.
Duke Energy tries to retain customers after charged with illegally pumping coal ash into rivers
Last week the company was accused by regulators of illegally pumping 61 million gallons of contaminated water from a coal ash pit into a river.
SouthGobi hit badly by coal prices slump, seeks funding to avert default
The Vancouver-based miner said it expected coal prices to remain weak.
Friedland backs Trump’s copper tariff as wake-up call
Friedland commended Trump for doing what’s "obvious" and "intelligent", as the US needs to produce the metal.