Rio Tinto invests $749 million in Pilbara iron ore mineThe 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 USDetails about how it will fund the development of a…Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2019 | 3:07 am
BHP becomes Ecuador-focused SolGold’s largest shareholderAustralia's largest gold producer Newcrest Mining was, until now, SolGold’s…Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2019 | 8:43 am
Australia still fighting coal mine fire that made town look ‘like Mordor,’ though toxic fumes reduced The fire started in early February, engulfing nearby town in smoke. Ana Komnenic | March 9, 2014 | 10:40 pm
Iron ore price suffers worst one-day drop since August Deteriorating outlook for China's steel industry and economy as a whole pushed iron ore price down 2.3% towards 9-month low on Friday. Frik Els | March 7, 2014 | 7:12 pm
Anglo quits coal terminal expansion in Australia The withdrawal leaves India's GVK Group and Adani as the only two groups considering port expansions in the region. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2014 | 2:00 pm
Rio Tinto paints rosy future for diamonds Production of rough diamonds expected to be worth $19.6 billion by 2018. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2014 | 12:18 pm
Former Rio Tinto chief Albanese has a new job: CEO of Vedanta He has been working with Vedanta since September as chairman of Vedanta Resources Holding, a subsidiary of the Indian resources group. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 6, 2014 | 11:53 am
Fresh signs of imminent Oyu Tolgoi deal between Rio Tinto and Mongolia Engineering and project management company AMEC has began advertising for workers on what appears to be the famous mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2014 | 3:47 pm
Shale gas revolution unlikely to go global any time soon: BHP’s MacKenzie The world’s No.1 mining company's CEO believes coal will remain the main source of affordable energy for growing economies. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2014 | 12:25 pm
Glencore Xstrata logs $7.4bn net loss, eyes oil deal with Russia Despite the gloomy results, the commodities giant revenues for the year jumped 9% to $232.6 billion Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2014 | 1:50 pm
Australia’s high-costs jeopardizing its mining, energy growth Companies want to bring more foreign workers as a way to lower production costs. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2014 | 5:22 pm