Rio Tinto chief pledges response after harassment class actionJakob Stausholm said he is "devastated" over the news of sexual harassment lawsuits against the company.Reuters | December 12, 2024 | 6:50 am
Satellite data analysis shows copper smelting activity surged in NovemberGlobal copper smelting last month reached its highest level since…Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | December 11, 2024 | 2:25 pm
Liontown ships first cargo from Kathleen Valley to long-term customerThe shipment totalled about 33,000 wet metric tonnes of spodumene…Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2024 | 4:47 am
Gina Rinehart closer to opening contested coal mine in Canada Australia's richest woman gathered support from more than 70% of the locals in the Alberta region that is home to the Grassy Mountain mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2024 | 3:46 am
China’s seaborne coal imports fall sharply amid shift to Russia, Mongolia supply China has seen its market share of seaborne coal imports fall sharply over the past two years, down from the 93% between 2015-2022 to 76% in 2023-2024. Staff Writer | November 26, 2024 | 10:25 am
Macquarie fined by UK after metals trader books false trades The firm’s London metals desk was able to book 426 fictitious trades to conceal his losses for almost two years. Bloomberg News | November 26, 2024 | 8:04 am
Vulcan in talks with producers to license lithium technology Vulcan began producing lithium hydroxide earlier this month from its Rhine Valley operations using adsorption direct lithium extraction. Reuters | November 26, 2024 | 7:59 am
Lucapa Diamond to restart halted Merlin mine The phased approach will begin with an 18-month initial phase focused on excavating and dredging five existing pits. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2024 | 8:23 am
Rio Tinto lifts force majeure for Australian alumina exports Rio had declared force majeure on third-party contracts in May after an incident limited its supplies of natural gas. Bloomberg News | November 25, 2024 | 7:11 am
MinRes founder Ellison steps down as Delta Lithium chair Ellison is to exit MinRes within 18 months but his exit from Delta Lithium is with immediate effect. Reuters | November 25, 2024 | 6:58 am
Rio Tinto-backed lithium tech startup set to raise second round of funds ElectraLith is developing a filtration technology that can extract lithium from brine deposits without using water or chemicals. Reuters | November 25, 2024 | 6:49 am
Australia to propose tax incentives for critical minerals The proposed law will set up a tax incentive worth 10% of relevant processing and refining costs for 31 critical minerals. Reuters | November 24, 2024 | 3:25 pm