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Rio Tinto halves dividend on 41% annual profit drop

Rio's bottom line was hit by weaker iron ore prices as demand from China slowed, as well as higher labour and material costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2023 | 3:33 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

Lithium price plunge is pitting Cathie Wood against sector veterans

Lithium carbonate in China has tumbled almost 30% since touching…

Bloomberg News | February 21, 2023 | 7:44 am

Sibanye-Stillwater goes after Australia’s New Century Resources

The off-market takeover bid by Sibanye values the zinc miner…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2023 | 5:38 am

Allkem cuts Mt Cattlin annual production view on lower-grade ore

Lithium miner said it now expected fiscal 2023 spodumene concentrate…

Reuters | February 20, 2023 | 4:23 pm

Iron ore price jumps as Fortescue halts Pilbara operations

The world’s no.4 iron ore miner halted operations at its Solomon Hub site after an employee died in a ground collapse.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 30, 2021 | 9:11 am

Rio Tinto disputes report that mismanagement caused Oyu Tolgoi’s woes

While it understands stakeholders’ frustration, Rio says the impact of rock conditions and labour issues has not been fully recognized.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2021 | 3:49 am

Fortescue halts operations at Pilbara site after employee’s death

Operations at Solomon Hub had been suspended pending a full investigation.

Reuters | September 29, 2021 | 9:52 pm

Australia’s Core Lithium starts construction at flagship Finniss project

Finniss is the first lithium mine in the Northern Territory.

Reuters | September 29, 2021 | 9:44 pm

Australia will need to wean itself off iron ore export reliance

Prices of iron ore are set to average below $100/t next year, state department says.

Bloomberg News | September 29, 2021 | 9:13 am

One of the world’s largest clean energy projects closer to becoming reality

Sun Cable’s AAPowerLink project will deliver up to 3.2 GW of dispatchable clean energy from Australia to Singapore.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 29, 2021 | 5:06 am

Australia’s top coal-exporting state expects to halve carbon emissions by 2030

The conservative New South Wales government projects it will achieve emissions reductions between 47% and 52% by 2030.

Reuters | September 28, 2021 | 10:15 pm

Australia to set up $1.5bn loan facility for critical minerals projects

Australia is a major supplier of critical minerals, such as nickel, copper and cobalt.

Reuters | September 28, 2021 | 7:43 am

AVZ Minerals secures Chinese backing for DRC lithium project

Suzhou CATH has agreed to invest more than $400 million to become a partner in the Australian explorer’s Manono project in southern DRC.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 27, 2021 | 7:00 am

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