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Coal price surge won’t stop Idemitsu selling Australian mine stake

The Japan-based firm is in talks with several entities interested in acquiring its 85% stake in the Ensham mine in Queensland.

Bloomberg News | December 16, 2022 | 8:47 am

Rio Tinto secures direct control of Oyu Tolgoi mine

Rio Tinto now has a 66% direct ownership over the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 16, 2022 | 7:09 am

Mineral Resources offers $270m for remaining Norwest Energy stake

The offer price represents a 33.3% premium to Norwest's last…

Reuters | December 15, 2022 | 3:21 pm

Snow Lake investor battle brings raw energy to Manitoba lithium project

Concerned shareholders are accusing company CEO and the board of…

Staff Writer | December 15, 2022 | 2:30 pm

Lithium stocks fall as prices ease for the first time in 6 months

Australia spodumene auction disappoints and Chinese lithium chemicals show weakness…

Frik Els | December 15, 2022 | 12:35 pm

China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero

China's imports of copper concentrate from Australia dried up completely in December amid tense bilateral relations.

Reuters | January 20, 2021 | 8:47 am

China bought most iron ore from Australia, Brazil in 2020, but imports from India up nearly 90%

Almost two-thirds of India's iron ore exports to China had less than 58% iron content.

Reuters | January 20, 2021 | 8:26 am

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2021 | 7:00 am

BHP raises full-year iron ore output forecast

Company upgraded its full-year iron ore production outlook on sustained China demand and restart of Samarco operations.

Reuters | January 19, 2021 | 1:54 pm

SolGold CEO to retire after shareholder pressure

Resignation comes a month after Nick Mather was handed a strong rebuke at the company’s annual meeting, when nearly half of shareholders voted against his reappointment to the board.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2021 | 9:35 am

Rio Tinto CEO urges patience in repairing Indigenous ties as iron ore output grows

Stausholm said he wants to take "a more inclusive approach" with all stakeholders to improve the company's decision-making and performance.

Reuters | January 19, 2021 | 8:25 am

Iron ore price rallies on record-breaking China steel output

China's steel output crossed the 1 billion tonne mark for the first time.

MINING.com Editor | January 18, 2021 | 10:37 am

New Rio Tinto boss has Mongolian bullet to bite

Rio chief exec Jakob Stausholm has a challenging to-do list and atop it sits the troubled $10 billion Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project.

Reuters | January 18, 2021 | 9:31 am

Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteries

Australian startup Vulcan Energy claims it can produce battery-grade lithium without emitting carbon dioxide.

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 12:00 pm

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