BHP scraps $2.5bn Olympic Dam expansion plan

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The 187.6-carat rare stone will remain on display until April at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C..

Beijing will adopt more market-friendly measures in the sector and other oversupplied industries.

He joins a growing list of chairmen who are leaving some of the world's' top mining companies, including BHP Billiton and Anglo American.

For the second consecutive year, PDAC will host the International Mines Ministers Summit (IMMS) with 25 countries attending to it.

The country’s copper output is predicted to have fallen by 12% last month when compared to February 2016, while GDP dropped 1%.

Sam Walsh's bonuses, potentially worth millions, had been delayed for at least two years as investigations continue into dubious payments related to Simandou iron ore project in Africa.

Federal officials executed a search warrant at three of Caterpillar facilities, including the corporate headquarters in Peoria.

Incidents come despite a local judge ruled late Tuesday that a deferred payment from 2016 should go out to workers within 48 hours.