BHP’s Project Dig unearths 100-million-year-old fossil in Western Queensland

A team of palaeontologists found Australia’s first head and associated body of an elasmosaur, a long-necked plesiosaur that co-existed with dinosaurs in the early Cretaceous Period.

Staff Writer | March 16, 2023 | 7:55 am

Rio Tinto appoints directors with mining, renewable energy experience

Dean Dalla Valle and Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, the latest appointments, will…

Reuters | March 16, 2023 | 7:50 am

Glencore CEO says his company is cheapest way to benefit from copper price boom

Larger rivals BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group have already…

Bloomberg News | March 16, 2023 | 7:40 am

Gold Fields, AngloGold rule out merger after Ghana joint venture deal

Ghana JV will be Africa's biggest gold mine.

Reuters | March 16, 2023 | 7:39 am

Fortescue, NREL partner to boost green hydrogen development

West Australian Fortescue Future Industries and the National Renewable Energy…

Staff Writer | March 16, 2023 | 5:44 am

Gold CEO sees mid-sized deal potential to ease ‘pain’ in mining

Shrinking reserves and mine lives could lead to more deals, says David Garofalo.

Bloomberg News | September 13, 2021 | 1:51 pm

Union at Albemarle Atacama plant rejects new contract offer, strike continues

The union said in a statement that the latest deal offered nothing beyond two prior proposals that were also rejected.

Reuters | September 13, 2021 | 10:15 am

AngloGold firms up acquisition of Corvus Gold

Company said combination would further consolidate one of the largest new gold districts in Nevada.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 13, 2021 | 9:07 am

Copper price down as labour conflicts in Chile resolved, supply concerns fade

Workers at Codelco’s Andina mine end a more than three-week stoppage, strike avoided at BHP's Cerro Colorado mine.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 13, 2021 | 8:38 am

Jiangxi Copper, MCC aim to develop Mes Aynak mine in Afghanistan

The companies took on a 30-year lease for the mine in 2008, which has an estimated reserve of 11.08 million tonnes of copper.

Reuters | September 13, 2021 | 7:38 am

Strike threat averted at BHP’s Cerro Colorado mine

BHP strikes a deal with the Cerro Colorado labour union to avoid strike action.

Reuters | September 12, 2021 | 2:52 pm

Glencore is stalling Chad’s debt revamp talks, premier says

About a third of Chad’s public external debt is owed to Glencore and other commercial lenders under an oil-for-cash program.

Bloomberg News | September 10, 2021 | 5:34 pm

BHP, Codelco wage deals in Chile ease copper supply risks

Union leaders at a BHP Group mine in Chile will present a new wage proposal to members in the latest sign of easing labor tensions in the top copper-producing nation.

Bloomberg News | September 10, 2021 | 2:59 pm

US House committee votes to block Rio Tinto’s Resolution mine

The San Carlos Apache tribe and other Native Americans say the mine would destroy sacred land.

Reuters | September 10, 2021 | 1:45 pm

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