Rio Tinto to spend US$1.2 billion in Canada, Australia

The battery metal producer warned of an additional net loss in its first-half results earlier this week.

Operations within the Thompson nickel belt have been producing since 1956.

A railcar dumper at the East Intercourse Island (EII) port facility, which handled 45 million tonnes of Rio's iron ore shipments in 2024, experienced severe flooding this week.

PurePoint is cutting exploration costs in northern Saskatchewan's uranium-rich Athabasca Basin through joint ventures with major players, CEO says.