Rio and Centre of Excellence to grow indigenous participation in minerals development in North America

Rio Tinto is the first resources company to join the partnership with a contribution of A$1 million over 5 years.

MINING.com Editor | November 27, 2019 | 12:13 pm

BHP’s Henry signals new technology a focus in first speech

Henry said a BHP team had built an Internet of Things sensor gateway, which collects real time data from sensors on mobile and fixed equipment.

Reuters | November 27, 2019 | 8:55 am

Anglo American sells stake in Australian coal mine for $141m

A 12% interest in the Grosvenor coking coal mine is being acquired by a consortium of Japanese companies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2019 | 6:57 am

Rio Tinto invests $749 million in Pilbara iron ore mine

The company said the project is expected to deliver internal rate of return with a capital intensity of about $25 per tonne of production capacity.

Reuters | November 26, 2019 | 4:17 pm

Lynas close to securing funding for rare earths plant in the US

Details about how it will fund the development of a heavy rare earths processing facility in Texas is expected to come by the end of February.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2019 | 3:07 am

Australia’s Metals X suspends operations at Nifty copper mine

The company said that the decision to shut Nifty would allow it to focus on its Renison Tin Operations in Tasmania.

Reuters | November 25, 2019 | 11:15 pm

BHP becomes Ecuador-focused SolGold’s largest shareholder

Australia's largest gold producer Newcrest Mining was, until now, SolGold’s largest shareholder.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2019 | 8:43 am

Global movements of Earth’s crust shown for the first time

Scientists combined satellite images and radio telescopes to show the movement of the Earth's surface as a result of geological and man-made forces.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 24, 2019 | 6:51 am

As lithium prices drop, private equity investors hunt for deals

Private equity groups and other investors have grown emboldened by the lithium industry's malaise, forging plans to invest billions of dollars in mining projects to develop the electric vehicle battery metal.

Reuters | November 22, 2019 | 10:43 am

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