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Fortescue hit by cyber attack that saw network data disclosed

The Australian iron ore miner said hack occurred on May 28 and noted data disclosed "was not confidential in nature".

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2023 | 9:48 am

Canada’s regulator clears Newmont’s acquisition of Newcrest

The world’s largest gold miner is also progressing towards receiving…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2023 | 7:32 am

Rio Tinto grabs stake in graphite-focused Sovereign Metals

Rio Tinto's move marks its first public step into the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2023 | 3:53 am

Lion One’s face sampling at Tuvatu gold project outperforms expectations

Face sampling of two separate lodes returned 19.91 g/t and…

Staff Writer | July 13, 2023 | 9:28 am

Fortescue Metals says founder’s split with wife won’t affect business

Fortescue Metals was forced to make a statement on Thursday…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2023 | 3:56 am

Shallow-water mining in direct conflict with sustainability goals – study

Finnish researchers say that mineral mining alters habitats and causes local biodiversity loss in shallow-water species communities.

Staff Writer | September 15, 2022 | 6:06 am

Bear market leaves bond investors with few places to hide

Double-digit losses have been the norm for fixed-income investors in 2022.

Bloomberg News | September 10, 2022 | 8:20 pm

Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill ink binding takeover deal

Rio will not increase its C$43 per share cash offer despite pressure from Turquoise Hill's minority shareholders.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 6, 2022 | 3:23 am

Copper Innovation Hub launched in Colombia

The Hub’s goals are to conduct research on all things copper and support countries’ transition towards a clean energy future.

Staff Writer | September 4, 2022 | 11:30 am

Lucapa finds Angola mine’s sixth-largest white diamond

The 160-carat white Type IIa diamond, recovered from Lulo mine, is the sixth-largest found at the operation to date.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2022 | 5:42 am

RANKED: World’s top gold producers in H1 2022

In a snapshot of the world's gold supply, Miningintelligence data provides a ranking of the largest gold producers.

Miningintelligence | September 1, 2022 | 9:22 am

BHP urged to step up climate advocacy by shareholder activists

New shareholder resolution calls on the company to help lobby for a new emissions trading scheme and for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies.

Bloomberg News | August 30, 2022 | 4:20 am

Sandfire moves forward with Botswana copper mine expansion

The Australian firm plans to set up a major mining hub in the Kalahari Copper Belt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2022 | 3:46 am

MinRes greenlights $2.1 billion Onslow iron ore project in Western Australia

Decision to build the project and associated port will open up a major new iron ore area in the Pilbara.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2022 | 6:29 am

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