Rio Tinto settles US bribery case linked to Simandou mine

Allegations related to the company’s efforts to retain valuable mining rights in Guinea in 2011.

Bloomberg News | March 6, 2023 | 4:11 pm

BHP CEO says he is optimistic about Chinese economy this year

BHP last month reported a steeper-than-expected 32% fall in first-half…

Reuters | March 6, 2023 | 3:26 pm

Teck, UBC announce $2.9m investment for tailings management research and education

A new professorship will aim to strengthen the pipeline of…

Staff Writer | March 6, 2023 | 1:29 pm

Codelco looking to get delayed project back on track

The Chilean state-owned firm had envisaged turning its mainly underground…

Bloomberg News | March 6, 2023 | 11:10 am

Agnico Eagle CEO mulls move to go big or get small in Australia

Agnico has never been a company that “pounds our chest…

Bloomberg News | March 6, 2023 | 9:58 am

Rio Tinto resumes operations at Richards Bay in South Africa

The Richards Bay Minerals project was shut down in late June following the murder of the top manager.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2021 | 3:49 am

Brazil’s Cosan to make iron ore mining debut

The energy group plans to form a joint venture with Aura Minerals' controlling shareholder to explore iron ore.

Reuters | August 23, 2021 | 3:45 pm

Ranked: Canada’s top 40 miners

Revenue of top 40 reaches C$125 billion.

Marilyn Scales - Canadian Mining Journal | August 23, 2021 | 3:23 pm

Waste from Angola’s Catoca diamond mine leaked into waterways last month

Congolese researchers on Friday said pollution caused by a leak from a tailings dam had turned rivers red.

Reuters | August 23, 2021 | 9:21 am

Majority of unions at Codelco’s El Teniente mine reject early contract offer

Union members at the sprawling deposit initiated early talks weeks ago but have yet to accept a deal on a new contract to the replace the current one.

Reuters | August 23, 2021 | 7:38 am

Southern Copper keeps faith in iconic mine spurned by government

President Pedro Castillo has singled out the Tia Maria project as a non-starter under his administration.

Bloomberg News | August 20, 2021 | 1:28 pm

Nickel is becoming a battleground for bets on battery future

Andrew Forrest has long signaled he’s interested in battery metals and has expressed ambitions to get into the business for years.

Bloomberg News | August 20, 2021 | 10:18 am

Iron ore price regains ground, analysts say pressure will persist

"Prices have now declined to a sustainable level,” said Wood Mackenzie

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 20, 2021 | 10:05 am

Water scarcity is starting to bite in biggest copper supplier

The issue has risen to prominence recently as the desert expands south amid a decade-long drought in Chile.

Bloomberg News | August 20, 2021 | 9:57 am

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