Rio Tinto names Jerome Pecresse as new aluminum CEO, eyes low-carbon futureExecutive has held senior leadership roles in companies such as General Electric and GE Renewable Energy.Reuters | September 5, 2023 | 8:23 am
Sexual harassment persists at BHP after millions spent on women’s safetyThe company recently completed a $191 million project to make…Bloomberg News | September 5, 2023 | 7:50 am
Zambia agrees to hand disputed copper assets back to VedantaThe government, which seeks to triple copper output over the…Reuters | September 5, 2023 | 7:09 am
Zijin adds China mine in race to join lithium’s global top tier The group plans to pay 1.8 billion yuan ($269 million) for a 71% stake in a company mining for lithium in Hunan province. Bloomberg News | July 1, 2022 | 8:24 am
Vale secures natural gas supply for 100% of pelletizing ops The deal is set to allow Vale's Sao Luis plant to stop running on fuel oil when the supply starts in 2024. Reuters | July 1, 2022 | 8:17 am
Nornickel to discuss cancellation of treasury shares The company currently holds 791,227 treasury shares after last year's buyback. Reuters | June 30, 2022 | 2:32 pm
Rio Tinto, Corona Canada pilot country’s first specially-marked low carbon can Rio Tinto will leverage insights from its initiative to allow consumers to use QR codes to see exactly how their products were made from mine to market – including sustainability data. Staff Writer | June 29, 2022 | 4:56 pm
Britain sanctions Russia’s “Nickel King” Vladimir Potanin Sanctions on Russia’s second richest man and president of Nornickel, target Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, the UK government said. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2022 | 3:41 am
At Australia mine, Glencore balances reforestation drive, coal profit Glencore is Australia's largest coal producer with 17 active mining operations. Reuters | June 28, 2022 | 6:34 pm
Updated expansion study for Alamos Gold’s Island mine ups capex in return for ‘more profitable operation’ At a 5% discount rate, the phase 3+ study forecasts the project will generate a post-tax NPV of $2 billion, compared to $1.5 billion previously. Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 2:44 pm
Prefeasibility update on Seabridge’s KSM gold project shows 426% increase in after-tax NPV KSM is considered to be one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in the world measured by reserves. Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 10:27 am
Albemarle urges US to cut red tape to boost lithium supply chain Albemarle is in the process of restarting its Kings Mountain mine in North Carolina, reviving an operation that was idled in the 1980s. Bloomberg News | June 28, 2022 | 10:08 am