Mining
Rio Tinto nears $6-bn deal with Mongolia on Oyu Tolgoi copper mine
07 Apr 2015
Oyu Tolgoi, one of the world’s largest copper-gold deposits, has the potential to generate a third of Mongolia’s GDP when it reaches full production in 2021, according to the International Monetary Fund’s estimate
AngloGold looks to sell mines in the US, Mali to reduce debt
02 Apr 2015
The world’s third-biggest gold producer, S Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti Ltd, has put on the block its three gold mines to raise capital to reduce its debt
Coalgate: SC stays trial court summons to Manmohan Singh, others
01 Apr 2015
The stay also applies to the summons issued to Hindalco chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, former coal secretary PC Parakh and three other accused, including Hindalco and its officials Shubhendu Amitabh and D Bhattacharya
Adani meets Queensland premier amidst fresh green threat to mine project
31 Mar 2015
Adani says the mine will create 10,000 jobs and fetch $22 billion in taxes and royalties to Queensland state, but the environment group argues that the 280 sq km Carmichael mine would destry the country's ecosystem and pollute the world
Rio Tinto to cut 1,500 jobs amidst price slump
27 Mar 2015
It is expected that the bulk of the job cuts will come from Western Australia, where the company’s iron ore operations are concentrated
