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Rio Tinto sells its Blair Athol coal mine for less than a bus ticket

The Blair Athol mine, closed in 2012, would be the second Australian coal asset in a year to be sold for just A$1.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2016 | 3:58 am

Global mining equipment market to reach $156 billion by 2022 — report

Product launch and acquisition are the key growth strategies adopted by the leading market players, such as Caterpillar and Komatsu, to strengthen their foothold in the market.

MINING.com Editor | July 4, 2016 | 12:30 am

Australia’s uranium polluting the Antarctic — scientists

Australia has about 40% of the world's uranium reserves and exports nearly 7,000 tonnes of yellow cake annually.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 1, 2016 | 5:05 am

Rio Tinto exits PNG, gives away copper-gold mine with $51bn in reserves

Decision follows a company review of the asset that was triggered by the Bouganville government’s pressure to restart mining at Panguna or give it up.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 1, 2016 | 12:10 am

Newmont selling Indonesian unit for $1.3 billion

With the sale, Newmont is offloading its Batu Hijau mine, Indonesia’s the second-biggest copper and gold operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2016 | 3:48 am

Cautiously optimistic about nickel price

Nickel's jumped back above $9,000 and the outlook is for steady price increases through 2019 despite possible lifting of Indonesian export ban – report.

Frik Els | June 29, 2016 | 11:33 am