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Australian Mining Companies Are Unlocking the People Puzzle in Africa

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Globe 24-7 | October 12, 2017 | 8:20 pm

Prairie Mining says near deal with Chinese banks to fund Polish mine

Upfront capital costs for the development of the Jan Karski mine totals $630 million with Chinese lenders expected to financing 85 percent of it.

Reuters | October 12, 2017 | 9:33 am

Mitsui to build desalination plant for BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile

The project will be the Japanese company’s first desalination plant and it is estimated to require an investment of around $623 million (70 billion Yen).

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2017 | 9:02 am

Rio Tinto’s $2 billion coal assets attract investor consortium: sources

Sale is part of Rio’s planned exit from Australian coal to focus on iron ore, copper and aluminum.

Reuters | October 12, 2017 | 2:06 am

Thor Mining upbeat on Nevada tungsten project after price rally

Pilot Mountain tungsten project said to be "quite a monster," with five-to-ten years life as a low-cost open pit and 15-year underground life after that.

Reuters | October 11, 2017 | 3:08 pm

Elliott tours BHP investors in renewed push for radical shake-up – sources

Representatives from Elliott have in the last month met with major BHP investors based in London, South Africa and Australia to lay out the activist fund's arguments for an overhaul of the miner.

Reuters | October 10, 2017 | 7:08 am

Iron ore dangerously close to $60 a tonne

Ongoing concerns that looming steel production cuts in China on environmental grounds will sap steel mill demand continue to weigh on prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 10, 2017 | 7:02 am

Australia state kills plan to hike gold mining tax over job fears

Proposal sought to raise hundreds of million of dollars in additional taxes on gold mining, but industry warned the step would spark job losses.

Reuters | October 10, 2017 | 2:17 am

Mercury from the northern hemisphere reaches Australia

By tracing the air backwards in time, the scientists found that high-mercury air travelled over the Indonesian archipelago before arriving in Australia.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 9, 2017 | 12:04 pm

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