Sumitomo names Ueno as next CEO, promising reformShingo Ueno, 64, has played a pivotal role in leading Sumitomo's metals, resources and chemicals businesses.Reuters | December 22, 2023 | 9:15 am
Japan-US ties stronger than ever, minister says amid US Steel scrutinyJapanese Industry Minister Ken Saito praised his country's ties with…Reuters | December 22, 2023 | 8:36 am
Screen-printed, paper-based electrodes key to detecting heavy metals in humans, the environmentMiniaturized electrochemical sensors prove effective in detecting toxic heavy metals…Staff Writer | December 20, 2023 | 6:06 am
Iron ore price extends gains on China stimulus bets Regulators were considering a package of measures including further relaxing restrictions for residential purchases. Reuters | June 5, 2023 | 9:27 am
Iron ore price up on China stimulus hopes Market commentators continue to speculate about China rolling out additional stimulus to support its economic recovery. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 2, 2023 | 9:24 am
Fortescue Metals appoints Christine Morris as CFO Most recently, Morris served as the finance chief of Maersk Drilling. Reuters | June 1, 2023 | 5:31 pm
Rio Tinto to invest $395 million in Pilbara desalination plant Construction is expected to start in 2024 and the facility will be operational and producing water in 2026. Reuters | June 1, 2023 | 5:23 pm
Key railway serving South African iron ore exporters reopens The line is used to haul iron ore and manganese from Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.’s giant Sishen mine and other operations to the port of Saldanha. Bloomberg News | June 1, 2023 | 8:17 am
Samarco reaches deal with certain creditors over debt restructuring framework Vale said Samarco should emerge from the recovery process with a "lean capital structure". Reuters | June 1, 2023 | 8:09 am
BHP owes underpaid Australian workers $280 million The company said it had incorrectly deducted leave on public holidays since 2010 for an average of six leave days in total per person. Reuters | June 1, 2023 | 7:51 am
Google leads funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel Pixxel, founded in 2019, is building a constellation of satellites that have the ability to identify mineral deposits or the productivity of crops by analysing the spectral signature of an image. Reuters | June 1, 2023 | 4:58 am
US-China green energy rivalry ‘great for world,’ Forrest says Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest says it is healthy to challenge China’s dominance of sectors like renewable energy, EVs and battery metal processing. Bloomberg News | May 31, 2023 | 8:27 am