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Lucapa’s sale fresh sign of diamond market recovery

The miner and its partners in Angola have sold $5.6 million worth of diamonds from the Lulo mine, in a fresh sign that the market is slowly improving.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 28, 2020 | 7:07 am

Piedmont Lithium stock soars on confirmed Tesla deal

Piedmont had accidentally released the five-year agreement last week, following…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 28, 2020 | 4:57 am

Lion One updates PEA on high-grade operation in Fiji

Preliminary economic assessment for the Tuvatu alkaline gold project suggests…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 28, 2020 | 3:36 am

Australia trims resources revenue outlook on weaker coal, LNG exports

Total earnings from mining and energy exports are forecast to…

Reuters | September 27, 2020 | 9:32 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Pebble Partnership CEO resigns, metals and mining stock price massacre...

MINING.com Editor | September 25, 2020 | 10:22 am

Services sector saves jobless miners in Australia

While Queensland's miners axed 22,000 positions between 2013 and 2015, health and community services created new jobs for almost double that number.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2016 | 3:59 am

Iron ore soars past $70 to a 16-month high

The spot price for benchmark 62% fines gained 8.78%, the third largest surge since iron ore pricing first began in May 2009.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2016 | 3:26 am

BHP Billiton cuts iron ore target by 10M tonnes

This would be the first time BHP reports a annual drop in iron ore output since it completed its merger with Billiton in 2001.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2016 | 3:27 am

Delays in rollout of autonomous technology forces Rio Tinto to cut iron ore guidance

The world's No. 2 iron ore miner has cut its production guidance for 2017 by as much as 20 million tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2016 | 2:33 am

BHP, Rio Tinto may axe iron ore guidance — report

Both miners announce March quarterly numbers this week.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 18, 2016 | 10:10 am

Adani $12 billion Carmichael coal project faces fresh legal challenge

Australia’s indigenous people Wangan and Jagalingou, traditional owners of the land proposed to host the project are challenging it in court.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2016 | 6:04 am

Glencore’s Optimum coal now in hands of S. African’s President family

Tegeta Exploration & Resources Ltd., controlled by the Gupta family and South African President Jacob Zuma’s son, is the new owner of optimum coal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2016 | 11:10 am

Iron ore price reverses as Rio Tinto predicted

Iron ore price drops as outgoing CEO of world's number two producer tells shareholders rally will fizzle out soon.

Frik Els | April 14, 2016 | 10:59 am

Did BHP just call the bottom of the mining cycle?

CEO Andrew Mackenzie said over the weekend "the commodities fall has stopped". Not only that – after recent rallies six are back in bull markets.

Frik Els | April 13, 2016 | 4:53 pm

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