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South32 has completed a $US1.3 billion ($1.8 billion) acquisition of Arizona Mining, paving the way for it to develop the Hermosa base metals project in the United States.

Caterpillar has manufactured and delivered its 50,000th articulated truck. It is the third truck milestone for Caterpillar this year, following the 5000th 793 mining truck and the 1000th 797 mining truck.

Syrah Resources has signed a purchase agreement for an industrial site for its planned battery anode material (BAM) development in Louisiana, United States.

Global gold demand has dropped 7 per cent in the first quarter of 2018 due to weaker investment, according to the latest trends report from the World Gold Council (WGC).

Fields results show that the new Vulco R67 mill lining rubber compound from Weir Minerals delivers an increase in wear life of 20 per cent.

A global tax expert has warned that Australia is ill-prepared to deal with the global implications of the United States administration’s company tax reform.

BHP has joined the industry trend of lifting returns to shareholders by significantly increasing its dividend for the first half of the 2018 financial year.

Global gold mine production finished 2017 fractionally higher than the previous year, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).

OceanaGold Corp delivered record annual gold output and met its production guidance for the sixth consecutive year in 2017.

BHP is weighing up several options in a plan to offload its onshore petroleum assets in the United States.

American law firm Hagens Berman has filed a class action lawsuit against Rio Tinto over the miner’s failed dealings in Mozambique earlier this decade.

Nicholas Frappell reviews the market performance of the precious metals sector in the September quarter in the second part of ABC Bullion’s review of the three-month period.

Australian-headquartered OceanaGold Corp has launched commercial production at its Haile gold mine in the United States.

BHP looks set to offload its shale assets in the United States after describing them as a non-core part of the company’s diversified business.

Australia has contributed as global coal consumption fell sharply for the second consecutive year in 2016, according to a BP report.

It has been seven years since the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 people and created what is regarded as the worst oil spill in United States history. A seminar series investigating the aftermath was recently held in Sydney, exploring the human and organisational factors that led to the disaster.

Diversified miner South32 will invest $C110.3 million ($107.14 million) in Canadian explorer Arizona Mining, which is advancing a multi-commodity project in the United States.

Dual-listed OceanaGold Corp has poured first gold from the Haile mine in South Carolina, United States.

Paringa Resources will raise $8 million on the ASX to fund development of the Poplar Grove coal project in the United States.

Rio Tinto, together with healthcare company Johnson & Johnson, is being sued over claims talcum powder from their mines led to five women developing ovarian cancer.