Premium iron ore piles up in South Africa amid rail constraints

State-owned rail operator Transnet is plagued by lack of capacity, exacerbated by maintenance backlogs and vandalism.

Bloomberg News | February 21, 2023 | 10:10 am

BHP says reform to LME nickel contract ‘long overdue’

Concern about the reliability of LME prices has led some…

Reuters | February 21, 2023 | 9:52 am

Iron ore price surges to 8-month high on renewed optimism around China’s reopening

BHP flagged a brightening demand outlook in the top steel…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 21, 2023 | 9:08 am

Antofagasta slashes annual dividend after profit falls

Antofagasta declared a final dividend of 50.5 cents per share…

Reuters | February 21, 2023 | 7:25 am

Rio Tinto partners with BMW for low-carbon aluminum supply

Aluminum will come from Rio Tinto's hydro-powered operations in Canada…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2023 | 7:25 am

Global copper supply at risk as workers vote to strike

The market may be left without production from a project that last year churned out 1.2 million tonnes.

Bloomberg News | August 2, 2021 | 8:42 am

Thor Explorations hits Nigeria’s first commercial gold output

Africa’s largest oil producer has sizeable untapped deposits of metals including gold, zinc, lead and iron ore.

Bloomberg News | August 1, 2021 | 8:36 pm

Rio Tinto readies to ship trial lithium plant to Serbia

The lithium shipment is the culmination of a decade's research to catapult Rio Tinto into battery minerals.

Reuters | August 1, 2021 | 10:17 am

Union at BHP’s Escondida mine in Chile rejects contract, company seeks talks

BHP requested government-mediated talks in a last-ditch effort to stave off a strike.

Reuters | August 1, 2021 | 10:00 am

Yamana sees record quarterly production from Jacobina and Canadian Malartic, shares up

Yamana has also raised its dividend by 15% over the previous level.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 9:53 am

Codelco lifts output to ease tight market

The state-owned producer is navigating covid-19 restrictions in Chile better than some of its private-sector rivals this year.

Bloomberg News | July 30, 2021 | 9:12 am

Glencore ups expectations for FY trading, lowers nickel, coal

Coal production fell 16% to 48.7 million tonnes in the first half, partly because of market-related cuts in Australia.

Reuters | July 30, 2021 | 7:46 am

Zijin Mining reports 175% jump in first half profit

In the first half of the year, the gold and copper producer earned 6.6 billion yuan ($1.02 billion).

Reuters | July 30, 2021 | 7:36 am

BHP to build solar farms at Nickel West

The project will help cut carbon emissions by 12% compared with 2020 levels at its Mt. Keith and Leinster nickel operations, where power is currently being generated through diesel and gas turbines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2021 | 7:03 am

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