Mining

BHP Billiton not expecting iron-ore shipments to be directly affected by Tianjin explosions

14 Aug 2015

Government likely to sell 10% stake in Coal India

13 Aug 2015

Govt collects Rs2,529 cr from 2 coal mines in Round-III auctions on Day 1

12 Aug 2015

Vedanta reopens top Goa mine, production to start after monsoon

10 Aug 2015

Barrick Gold doubles spending cuts to $2 bn as gold prices slump

08 Aug 2015

According to some industry experts, gold prices could drop further if the US Federal Reserve takes a positive stance on interest rate hike later this year

Australian court revokes approval for Adani's $12.2 bn Carmichael coal mine

05 Aug 2015

Two reptile species, yakka skink and an ornamental snake, are now threatening to hold up Adani Group’s $12.2-bn Carmichael  mine project in Australia

US coal miner Alpha Resources files for bankruptcy

04 Aug 2015

Even as President Barack Obama outlined the new Climate Act that is expected to hit the coal industry, Alpha Natural Resources Inc, the second-biggest coal miner in the US, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

India may import 210 million tonnes of coal in FY16 as production lags

03 Aug 2015

Reliance Power moves court against cancellation of Sasan coal block

31 Jul 2015

Coal scam: Charges framed against Madhu Koda, 8 others

31 Jul 2015

The nine accused have been put on trial by the special court in connection with the alleged irregularities in the allocation of a coal block

OceanaGold acquires Romarco Minerals for C$856 mn

31 Jul 2015

The consolidation is aimed at creating the world’s lowest cost gold producer

Lonmin, world’s third-biggest platinum producer, to cut 6,000 jobs

25 Jul 2015

BHP spin-off South32 to write down $1.9 bn on manganese, coal assets

22 Jul 2015

Coal scam: Court orders framing of charges against Koda, 8 others

14 Jul 2015

Rio Tinto’s revamped Canadian aluminium smelter goes on stream

09 Jul 2015

Canadian mining giant Potash Corp to buy German rival K+S AG for nearly €8 bn

30 Jun 2015

PotashCorp, the world's largest potash producer and the third-largest producer of nitrogen and phosphate, is keen to combine with K+S, Europe's largest supplier of potash and the world's largest salt producer

Rio Tinto exits Zimbabwe selling off diamond and coal assets

29 Jun 2015

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Plc has sold its entire stake in Zimbabwe diamond and coal mines to local mining groups, to focus on its core diamond operations elsewhere

India renews long term iron-ore supply contracts with Japan, S Korea

24 Jun 2015

Adani halts work at Australia's Carmichael mining project

24 Jun 2015

Speculation is rife that Adani might scrap the project altogether amidst relentless protest and legal threats and a not-so-friendly government in Queensland

Glencore, Mick Davis among bidders for two Anglo American Chilean copper mines

18 Jun 2015

Goldcorp to offload stake in Tahoe Resources for $812 mn

18 Jun 2015

Vedanta annexes Cairn India in $2.3-bn all-stock deal

15 Jun 2015

The merger will help debt-laden Vedanta to use debt-free Cairn India’s cash reserves of over Rs16,800 crore to part pay its Rs37,636 crore debt

Cairn India, Vedanta boards to consider merger on Sunday

13 Jun 2015

Vedanta Resources looking to merge Indian subsidiaries

09 Jun 2015

Newmont to buy AngloGold’s Colorado gold mine for $820 mn

09 Jun 2015