Brazil’s President hands indigenous land decisions back to farm sector

He said he had intended to announce his retirement last year but chose to stay on while BHP dealt with the aftermath of the Samarco mine disaster in Brazil.

BHP is not the first major player to flag green shoots in the mining industry. Caterpillar, the world's largest heavy machinery maker, said the same last month.

The deal, the biggest Canadian merger since CNOOC Ltd. bought Nexen Energy ULC in 2013, would create the world’s largest crop-nutrient supplier, worth about $36 billion.

All gold companies except for the top one.

Investors have seen a rise in the market capitalization of top junior mining companies on the TSX Venture Exchange by more than 100% compared to last year.

While many still see space mining as science fiction, global recruitment expert Fircroft has compiled data that proves it feasible.

While met coal is clearly the star performer, thermal coal is probably the biggest upset – seaborne prices have jumped 65% in 2016 to above $80 a tonne.

The company believes the market is set to move back into balance in 2017, with demand to exceed global supply.

Long-rumoured deal with US Mosaic to buy Brazilian unit worth up to $3 billion goes quiet.