Lynas’ new Malaysian challenge
LYNAS Corporation (ASX: LYC) is facing a new wave of judicial proceedings in Malaysia over its subsidiary, Lynas Malaysia’s rare earths processing facility.In a...
Chile METS eye Australian markets
BY REUBEN ADAMS
THE surging Chilean Mining, Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector has identified Australia as one of four key international growth markets.
The Trade...
XCD Energy Confirms 1.6BN Barrel Prospective Resource on Alaska’s North Slope
Meagan EvansHOME to multiple multi-billion barrel oil discoveries, including the 25 billon barrel Prudhoe Bay, US$250 million is being ploughed into the North Slope...
Newmont mega merger with Goldcorp
Newmont’s Tanami operation in the Northern Territory. Image: Newmont Mining.
BY ELIZABETH FABRI
NEWMONT Mining has entered a deal to acquire Canadian gold company Goldcorp for...
Sino the times
MINING company Lynas has entered into a heavy rare earths separation plant joint venture in the US with Blue Line Corp, at a time...
Aiming high for low costs
PIEDMONT Lithium could become the world’s lowest-cost lithium producer and an independent spodumene converter providing a US-based source of lithium for the rapidly growing...
Mining industry stays positive
WHILE mining company office personnel head home to work, mine sites remains in production, with policies in place to limit the effect of the...
BlackRock blacklists thermal coal
BLACKROCK is the latest investor firm to call it quits on thermal coal.In a letter to its clients, the world’s biggest fund manager stated...
Rio looks to a ‘deeper world’
RIO Tinto (ASX: RIO) chief executive J-S Jacques waxed philosophical to investors in London on Monday speaking of his vision of the company’s future.He...
Gold price shines
THE price of gold on international spot markets has risen above US$1600/oz, marking its highest level since March 2013, on gathering concerns about weakening...