Rio Tinto strikes power deal for Oyu Tolgoi

It has also opened offices in Belo Horizonte, which is more than 100 km (70 miles) from its Samarco interests.

March survey by McKinsey sees China trumping geopolitical instability, leadership change, terrorism, refugees and euro break-up as risks to global economy.

The deal will see Canberra supplying the necessary uranium to feed the European country’s nuclear power plants.

The 68.1-carat gem-quality diamond is one eight 'significant' rocks found from trial mining at a new area of the Lulo concession.

The firm has not yet decided whether to inject more cash into Damang or suspend operations.

Strong Australian dollar gold prices are fuelling a renaissance of sorts in gold production from South Australia’s outback.

Net profit for 2015 dropped by almost 30% to $261 million (1.7 billion yuan) from the previous year's $353 million.

Class action claims that Barrick repeatedly and knowingly misled shareholders about whether Pascua-Lama complied with environmental regulations.

Fresh research shows a new role for bacteria in cycling platinum group metals in soils and sediments, offering a better understanding of how to search for them.