Rio Tinto to move towards renewable diesel at Kennecott The miner plans to replace its entire fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel at its operation in Utah from 2024. Reuters | December 5, 2023 | 6:36 am
Norway lawmakers back deep-sea mining in Arctic Ocean The minority centre-left government and two large opposition parties have backed the proposal, with a final vote scheduled for January. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2023 | 6:08 am
Researchers map Australia’s path to address yearly A$4 billion on mine closure expenditures Annual expenditures on mine closure and rehabilitation activities in Australia are expected to exceed A$4 billion by 2040. Staff Writer | December 5, 2023 | 6:06 am
Liontown takes next step in Olympio’s Mulwarrie lithium project Following completion of stage one, Liontown can own up to a 51% interest in the Mulwarrie and Mulline lithium prospects. Staff Writer | December 5, 2023 | 3:47 am
Idaho National Lab, US Critical Materials sign deal to develop new rare earth processing methods This is a positive development for a nascent North American rare earths market and taps into the broader issue of the glaring lack of domestic production. Amanda Stutt | December 4, 2023 | 5:03 pm
Crude Anglo American email highlights cyber-hack threat The incident once more throws the growing concerns over digital security in the mining industry into the limelight. Henry Lazenby | December 4, 2023 | 4:03 pm
Dutch court orders Greenpeace off deep-sea mining vessel amid disputed ocean study The CEO says the company is aware that the world’s eyes are on them. Henry Lazenby | December 4, 2023 | 3:31 pm
Evolution Mining to buy 80% stake in Northparkes Evolution agreed to buy the stake for $400 million in cash and a copper price-linked contingent consideration of up to $75 million. Reuters | December 4, 2023 | 2:42 pm
Rio Tinto approves $77 million for Rhodes Ridge project development Rhodes Ridge is one of the world’s best undeveloped iron ore deposits. Reuters | December 4, 2023 | 2:39 pm
