Mining giants struggle despite commodities price boom

The world’s biggest miners had a tough start to the year, struggling to hit production goals and keep costs under control.

Bloomberg News | April 21, 2022 | 7:54 am

BHP reports weaker-than-expected iron ore production on covid curbs

Iron ore production from Western Australia came in at 66.7 million tonnes in the three months to March 31.

Reuters | April 20, 2022 | 3:34 pm

Zijin invests in Xanadu to ink copper-gold resources in Mongolia

Zijin aims to take a 45.9% stake in Mongolia's Kharmagtai copper and gold mine.

Reuters | April 20, 2022 | 3:29 pm

Glencore climate plan in spotlight on concern over methane emissions

A Glencore climate plan is facing greater scrutiny following a report that the company is understating methane emissions from some of its Australian coal mines.

Bloomberg News | April 20, 2022 | 6:28 am

Rio Tinto iron ore shipments drop on covid delays, flags China risks

Rio has also had to contend with a delay in production from a new greenfields mine.

Reuters | April 19, 2022 | 3:48 pm

Australia begins long road to retraining thousands of coal workers for clean energy roles

Clean energy could create more than 38 million jobs worldwide by the end of the decade.

Bloomberg News | April 18, 2022 | 2:13 pm

Top 50 mining companies power through covid adding $1 trillion in value

Buoyant lithium, copper and gold prices lift value of top 50 mining stocks $1 trillion above covid lows – Russian miners prove resilient.

Frik Els | April 18, 2022 | 10:15 am

Battery Metals Snapshot: Eight companies developing minerals critical for a low-carbon future

As the world transitions away from fossil fuels to electrified transportation systems and energy networks, new deposits of the minerals required for a low-carbon future will need to be discovered and developed.

Carl A. Williams | April 15, 2022 | 6:00 am

Why end-of-life Li-ion batteries need to be discharged

Upon decommissioning, lithium batteries still contain significant amounts of energy which can lead to safety problems for transportation, disposal and recycling.

Staff Writer | April 14, 2022 | 6:06 am

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