Stakes high for Rio Tinto, Mongolia as Oyu Tolgoi talks loom
The next three to six months will be crucial to the future of the vast copper-gold mine, as the companies behind the operation negotiate with the government.
Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project
The US Forest Service published a final environmental impact statement for the project that critics…
Sibanye makes another bold call on platinum price
The world’s No. 1 platinum miner said the price of the metal could climb more…
China mulls allowing some Australian coal imports amid ban
The shipments that could be cleared are those that arrived before a ban on Australian…
Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant in June
Modular plant could initially supply 20% of global market for the critical mineral.
Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again
Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year,…
Inside SQM’s struggle to win over indigenous communities in Chile’s Atacama
Native communities that ring the Atacama worry that mining may…