Rio Tinto may be planning a $9bn spinoff a la BHPRumours follow Rio's decision to group its least loved units — coal, uranium salt, borates and its Iron Ore Co. of Canada — under a new umbrella branded as the “energy and minerals” business.Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2016 | 10:27 am
Rio Tinto to boot iron ore chief in fresh management shake-upAndrew Harding, once tipped as the most likely person to…Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2016 | 4:03 am
Australian mining industry cautioned to protect their assetsDespite only taking several minutes online, and costing less than…GlobalX Legal Solutions | June 17, 2016 | 10:00 am
US miners decry mineral royalty plan floated in Congress The proposed $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending measure would set an 8% gross royalty on existing mines and 4% on new ones. Reuters | September 16, 2021 | 8:51 am
Copper price falls as China vows to release more metal reserves China has released 420,000 tonnes of the metals in three batches so far this year via public auctions at prices “slightly lower than market." MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 16, 2021 | 7:57 am
Rio Tinto hit with fresh tax bill in Australia The country's tax authority is asking Rio to pay $277m related to a 2015 borrowing used to pay an intragroup dividend. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2021 | 3:49 am
Aluminum price rises on talks of fresh output curbs in China China's aluminum output in August slipped for a fourth straight month. Reuters | September 15, 2021 | 9:45 pm
China will release more metal reserves to ease supply shortage – state planner "Currently, copper, aluminum, and zinc prices are still high," said Li Hui, an official from the National Development and Reform Commission. Reuters | September 15, 2021 | 9:43 pm
Codelco reaches labor agreement with union at Salvador division The company's final contract offer was approved by 61% of the union workers who voted. Reuters | September 15, 2021 | 2:32 pm
NorZinc eyes larger Prairie Creek operation in Northwest Territories, starts PEA The PEA is to be completed in the second quarter next year with Ausenco as the lead consultant. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 15, 2021 | 10:55 am
Grupo Mexico, Hudbay vie for $2 billion Spanish miner Trafigura and Mubadala have been looking to sell Matsa since the start of the year. Bloomberg News | September 15, 2021 | 9:41 am
Talon Metals hits record nickel, copper grades at Tamarack Tamarack is currently the only high-grade development-stage nickel project in the US. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 15, 2021 | 9:01 am