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Lucapa acquires Merlin diamond project in Australia

Merlin is home to Australia’s largest mined rough diamond on record and has the potential to be the only producing diamond mine in Australia, following the closure of Rio Tinto's iconic Argyle mine.

MINING.com Editor | May 25, 2021 | 2:20 pm

Global Mining Symposium: Evolution Mining’s Jake Klein on margins over volume

In the first six months of fiscal 2021, Evolution Mining…

Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | May 25, 2021 | 1:28 pm

BHP enters $17 million farm-in deal for Elliot copper project

Last fall, BHP entered an option agreement to earn up…

Jackson Chen | May 21, 2021 | 10:57 am

Treated like children: BHP beer ban irks Australian mine workers

BHP's new alcohol policy bans workers on mine sites in…

Reuters | May 21, 2021 | 6:43 am

Triple Flag shares flat after Canada’s biggest mining IPO in 9 years

Led by former Barrick Gold Corp executive Shaun Usmar, Triple…

Reuters | May 20, 2021 | 9:01 am

Paulson’s right: gold producers must fix their bad M&A habits

Potential buyers need to make a judgment that they will be able to increase the resources and reserves of any mine they buy.

Bloomberg News | February 27, 2018 | 12:44 pm

South Korea’s POSCO buys stake in Aussie lithium producer, signs supply deal

South Korea's largest steel producer has acquired 4.8% stake in Pilbara Minerals, from which it will buy up to 240,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate per year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 27, 2018 | 5:13 am

For coal miners, it’s time to exit or get rich: Russell

If there is a trend at play here, it’s that diversified miners are the ones most likely to exit coal.

Reuters | February 26, 2018 | 10:51 am

Norsk Hydro to buy Rio Tinto aluminum assets for $345 million

The proposed acquisition also includes an offer for Rio’s 53% stake in the Aluchemie anode plant in the Netherlands and its 50% share in the Alufluor aluminum fluoride plant in Sweden.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2018 | 5:55 am