Rio, Ivanhoe in $3bn Mongolia deal
Rio Tinto and Ivanhoe Mines wrap up a $3bn deal to develop a copper and gold mine in Mongolia.
Rio sell out Ghana bauxite mine
Rio Tinto is selling its 80 percent stake in Ghana's only bauxite mine to Chinese minerals group Bosai.
Metorex not out the woods
Metorex, which is selling assets to cut debt, has a fair way to go and one solution could be bringing in a strategic investor.
RUSAL restarts $2bn Hong Kong IPO
RUSAL, the world's leading aluminium producer, restarts plans to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange to raise $2bn.
CAMEC swings to a loss
CAMEC posts a full-year loss of $343m and says its plant in the Congo will be completed by the end of October. It reiterates has accepted a $955m takeover bid.
ARM seeks Zimbabwe coal and platinum
ARM looks for coal and platinum prospects in Zimbabwe. It is advancing its copper plays and has its Namibian gold project up for sale.
Newmont temporarily halts work at Indonesian mine
Newmont Mining has temporarily suspended mining operations at a copper and gold mine in Indonesia because of what it called "a geotechnical failure".
BHP launches Zambia metals search
BHP Billiton will start searching for copper, gold and silver in Zambia from next month.
Glencore, Credit Suisse eye aluminium ETF
Glencore International and Credit Suisse are said to be in advanced discussions about creating the world's first physically backed aluminium exchange traded fund.
First Quantum halts work on Kolwezi
First Quantum Minerals has been forced to stop work on the Kolwezi project in the Democratic Republic of Congo and it seems a legal battle is looming.