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Rio Tinto closes $4.4 billion financing deal for Oyu Tolgoi mine

The $4.4 billion deal involved international financial institutions and export credit agencies representing the governments of the U.S., Canada and Australia, along with 15 commercial banks.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 15, 2015 | 3:06 am

Rio Tinto $4 billion financing deal for Oyu Tolgoi imminent — report

The agreement, which is said to involve up to 15 banks, could be signed as early as Wednesday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2015 | 11:41 am

World’s first seafloor miner inks copper sales deal with Chinese customer

The new agreement replaces a previous three-year contract that would have seen Nautilus supplying 1.1 million tonnes of unrefined copper ore to Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2015 | 6:17 am

China takes a big step forward

On November 30th the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it would admit China's Renminbi currency, commonly known as the Yuan, to the select basket of reserve currencies that make up its Special Drawing Rights (SDR's).

John Browne - Euro Pacific Capital | December 10, 2015 | 12:31 am

Turquoise Hill jumps on 2016 guidance

Vancouver-based company said it is waiting for "final notice to proceed" for $5 billion expansion of giant copper-gold mine in Mongolia mine.

Frik Els | December 9, 2015 | 11:39 am

Freeport follows Anglo’s lead: suspends dividend, cuts spending, eyes assets sales

The U.S. miner became the latest mining company to announced drastic measures aimed at preserving cash amid a deepening commodity prices rout.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2015 | 10:08 am

Hillary Clinton’s emails reveal pro deep sea miner move after request from son-in-law

The 2012 emails from an investor in Florida-based deep sea mining firm Neptune Minerals Inc. were forwarded to Clinton by her son-in-law and hedge fund partner Marc Mezvinsky.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2015 | 4:06 am