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Sirius Minerals to supply 500,000 tonnes of fertilizer a year to Chinese firmAerial image from north of York potash mine site. (Courtesy of Sirius Minerals) London-listed Sirius Minerals (LON:SXX), the company building a potash mine beneath a U.K. national...

Mining projects worth $56 billion to come on stream in PeruMMG’s gigantic Las Bambas mine is the largest China-backed mining projects scheduled to come on stream in Peru next year. Mining projects worth more than $56 billion are expected...

The world’s largest black diamond can now be seen in DubaiThe unusual gem is named after the Korloff -Sapojnikoff family, members of the Russian nobility, who once owned it. Billed as the world’s largest known black diamond, the 88-karat...

CRATER Gold Mining expects to be operating at full mining capacity at its High Grade Zone (HGZ) project in Papua New Guinea by the end of 2015 following completion of a mining plant upgrade. At full capacity the company...

China has approved an investment of US$1.2 billion in mining of a section of the Thar Coalfield in Pakistan and the establishment of a power project. The agreement forms part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project (CPEC) with final...

Despite current conditions, the diamond sector’s long-term fundamentals remain solid, says Moody's. Diamond miners will remain under pressure over the next 12-18 months as sluggish jewellery sales and reduced credit availability for cutters and polishers have created a temporary...

Codelco’s Chuquicamata is the world's largest open pit copper mine. The world's biggest copper miner, Chile’s Codelco, will continue reining in costs next year rather than curbing output to navigate a slump in prices that are hitting fresh six-year...