North America

Cliffs Natural Resources has signed an agreement to sell its Logan County Coal assets in southern West Virginia to Coronado Coal II LLC in a deal worth $175m.   The deal is expected to provide employment opportunities for many...

Star Minerals Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cooperative Mineral Resources (CMR) and energy storage company Octopus Technologies (OTI) to cooperate on developing a mine-to-market manganese-based battery technology in the US.     Star and CMR,...

The Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw Leadership Council's four First Nations have jointly adopted a mining policy that will be applied to all existing, proposed and future projects involving or impacting on its lands, waters and rights.   The mining...

US-based silver producer Coeur Mining is in talks to acquire exploration and development company Paramount Gold and Silver.   Those close to the matter told Reuters that the latest move enables Coeur Mining to expand its mark in Mexico....

US-based Lydian International has secured approval of the mining right for the Amulsar gold project in Southern Armenia.   Lydian's 100%-owned subsidiary Geoteam CJSC received the approval from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia.   Following...

Callinan Royalties has signed an agreement with Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting, a wholly owned subsidiary of HudBay Minerals, in order to end a litigation process Callinan started in early 2007, and to commence a new relationship with Hudbay....

Canada's Diavik Diamond Mine operator Rio Tinto has approved the construction of a fourth pipe at the remote sub-Arctic Diavik mine site.   Estimated to cost $350m and take four years to complete, the A21 kimberlite pipe development located...