Rio to build $98-million solar plant at KoodaideriThe plan includes a lithium-ion battery energy storage system that would help power the miner’s entire Pilbara power network.Cecilia Jamasmie | February 18, 2020 | 10:16 am
The top miner’s vision of the future looks a lot like the pastBHP plans to add more copper and nickel to meet…Bloomberg News | February 18, 2020 | 3:00 am
Rio submits feasibility study for Tavan Tolgoi power plantMongolia has been exerting pressure on Rio Tinto to revise…Reuters | February 17, 2020 | 3:03 pm
BHP yields to pressure and low prices, halts iron ore expansion The company has become the first big miner to delay a planned output expansion. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2015 | 3:15 am
Rio Tinto iron ore output up again, but exports fall The miner shipped 72.5m tonnes in the quarter, up 9% from a year earlier but down 12% sequentially. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2015 | 6:00 am
Scientists reveal diamond bearing rocks more common than originally thought A team of Australian scientists have, for the first time, identified the exact source of diamond-bearing rocks known as orangeites. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2015 | 9:55 am
Denham Capital’s Caroline Donally on private equity in mining Director of $1bn fund discusses Denham's unique approach, the vibrant parts of the M&A market and what juniors should do to attract capital. Frik Els | April 17, 2015 | 1:27 pm
Lucapa Diamond unearths 63.05-carat rock from Angola mine It's the largest diamond Lucapa has recovered in Lulo since the mine began commercial operations in January. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2015 | 8:24 am
Australia’s AGL to shut all coal plants by 2050 Australia's No.2 power retailer's decision aims to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2015 | 5:30 am
Rio Tinto claims it will ‘thrive’ on lower iron ore prices The miner defended his decision to boost production, which has led to sinking prices and threatens to put some competitors out of business. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2015 | 3:11 am
The message from the Australian Front is uranium is looking more attractive: Patersons’ Simon Tonkin In this interview with The Energy Report, Tonkin tells us how the uranium investment space works—and which junior explorers in Australia, Africa and North America look attractive as the price of yellowcake continues to stabilize. The Energy Report | April 16, 2015 | 8:34 am
Iron ore price back below $50 after Chinese property shock GDP slowdown was expected but China's property sector, responsible for half of steel demand, is in a tailspin as Q1 unsold inventory rises 24%. Frik Els | April 15, 2015 | 11:32 am