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Bad weather may cost Rio Tinto its iron ore crown

Company reported a 12% fall in quarterly iron ore shipments on Friday after storms affected its West Australian operations.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2021 | 11:01 pm

Whitehaven Coal expects govt to decide by Aug 30 on controversial mine expansion

A court ruled in May that climate change factors must…

Reuters | July 14, 2021 | 10:24 pm

Zombie mines are coming back to life on soaring metals prices

A strong price environment had seen miners look at the…

Bloomberg News | July 13, 2021 | 8:16 pm

Western Australia plans world’s biggest renewable energy hub

The Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH) would stretch across an…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2021 | 8:20 am

Rio Tinto to keep South African operation shut

Richards Bay Minerals, shut down following the murder of the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2021 | 7:35 am

Former Rio Tinto exec jailed for corruption in China let free

The ex-head of iron ore business in China, Stern Hu, spent almost nine years in a Shanghai prison after a 2010 conviction for corruption and industrial espionage.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2018 | 6:54 am

Indonesia extends Freeport operating permit for Grasberg

Indonesia has extended an operating permit for Freeport's Grasberg copper-gold mine while discussions over long-term rights continue.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2018 | 3:44 am

Bankers have gone AWOL in the race to build more lithium mines

Despite bullish forecasts for global demand, lithium may have a funding problem.

Bloomberg News | July 3, 2018 | 6:41 am

Australia govt sees more iron ore price pain

Top iron ore exporter forecasts a return to the $50s as Chinese imports starts annual decline after decades of growth.

Frik Els | July 2, 2018 | 10:15 am

Lucapa digs up another large diamond, this time in Lesotho

Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) has found an 89-carat yellow diamond at its 70%-owned Mothae mine in Lesotho during the current bulk sampling program.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2018 | 9:30 am

Rio Tinto ready to splash out on copper

The world's No.2 mining company needs copper to reduce its reliance on iron ore.

Reuters | June 29, 2018 | 7:41 am

China’s No.1 maker of battery cells for EVs to build plant in Germany

A German battery plant could help ease an expected negative impact in the workforce employed by the local automotive industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2018 | 3:50 am

BHP adds electric vehicles to its light truck fleet

BHP Billiton will add two electric vehicles to its 240 fleet of trucks at its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. The […]

Michael Allan McCrae | June 29, 2018 | 1:17 am

Tantalum miner threatens expansion at Australia’s biggest lithium mine

Trial dates have been set to determine whether expansion at the Greenbushes mine, in which Tianqi Lithium holds a stake, would impact its mineral rights.

Reuters | June 27, 2018 | 4:19 pm

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