February 2, 2021

Aggreko to make big investments to back miners’ clean energy transition

The Scottish company said it will invest up to $470 million per year to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

January 29, 2021

BHP and Vale’s Samarco hit with nearly $1 billion suit

Noteholders accuse the miner of ignoring their requests to restructure their debt.

January 27, 2021

DeepGreen Metals upgrades seafloor resource estimate

The polymetallic nodule fields in the CCZ of the Pacific represent the largest known, undeveloped nickel resource on the planet, the company said.

January 27, 2021

Five green energy trends topping miners’ agendas in 2021 – report

Wood Mackenzie says commodities will increasingly be marketed on their green credentials.

January 26, 2021

World’s copper mines struggling with covid-19

Smelter benchmark at decade lows after what was supposed to be a year of mined supply growth turned out to be the second consecutive year of zero growth.

January 22, 2021

Lynas shares jump on deal for US rare earth plant

Deal takes the Australian miner a step closer to becoming a key supplier to the US defence industry.

January 21, 2021

Gold Fields picks former Amplats boss Griffith as CEO

Griffith will take the helm in April after current CEO Nick Holland retires.

January 20, 2021

BHP slashes value of Australian coal assets

Company cut the value of its Mt Arthur thermal coal mine in New South Wales by about $1.25bn, as it seeks to sell the asset.

January 15, 2021

Mandalay Resources reports record production in 2020

The Toronto-based miner met its full-year production guidance and registered the highest quarterly saleable gold production in three years.

January 15, 2021

Stakes high for Rio Tinto, Mongolia as Oyu Tolgoi talks loom

The next three to six months will be crucial to the future of the vast copper-gold mine, as the companies behind the operation negotiate with the government.