Rio Tinto and Mitsui have launched a $75 million bid for billionaire prospector Mark Creasy’s Pilbara iron ore deposits, cementing their partnership in the resource-rich region following the Japanese group’s…
Rio Tinto has appealed directly to Australian shareholders as it pushes back against attempts by an activist hedge fund to force the mining giant to collapse its dual-company structure and…
The United States is unlikely to challenge Australia’s dominance over coal exports to China, leading analysts say, although Donald Trump’s push to reinvigorate the domestic industry will weigh on global…
Personal feuds between billionaires are common in these parts. And although there isn’t a ranking per se, one in particular has been catching everyone’s attention, particularly in Perth mining circles.…
Six months after Federation Mining made a play for neighbouring explorer Siren Gold, the New Zealand gold player is plotting its next move. Street Talk understands the Mark Le Messurier…
Mineral Resources slumped another 13 per cent on Wednesday, one of the biggest ASX losers in a market awash with red. The company’s stock was $96 at the start of…
Mining software biz Dingo calls in Lazard’s bankers
Donald Trump says he has ambitions to compete with Australia on coal production after signing executive orders designating the fossil fuel as a mineral and vowing to reinvigorate an industry…
Galan Lithium, capitalised at $113 million on the ASX, may have told its jilted suitor it is a strong, independent developer who needs no man – but it sure needs…
Peabody Energy is reconsidering its near-$6 billion purchase of Anglo American’s Queensland coal assets after the second fire at a major underground mine of the company in less than 12…
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