Rio Tinto cancels plans to sell or take public its Canadian iron ore unit
Miner failed to settle on a suitable price with potential buyers.
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Canada’s Banro halts Congo operations after militia attacks
The miner says relentless attacks, including the kidnapping of four employees in July, disrupted mining activities and forced it to suspend operations.
US steps up efforts to limit China’s control of critical minerals
Washington has expanded an initiative to promote mining of lithium, cobalt and other minerals in resource-rich countries.
Access to water one of miners’ biggest challenges ahead — study
Despite successful efforts to manage water usage more efficiently, tougher environmental rules are increasing miners’ costs and risks, particularly those operating in arid regions or close to populated communities.
Lucara rocks — finds blue, pink diamonds at Botswana mine
The diamonds, found at the area that yielded the famous 1,111-carat “Lesedi La Rona” in 2015, will be sold in December.
Savannah Resources to extract quartz, glass-making ceramic at lithium mine in Portugal
Co-products will initially be sold to ceramics industry customers in Portugal and Spain.
Rio strikes deal with Chinese partners to cut steel-making emissions
The partnership with China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University seeks to develop new ways to cut carbon emissions along the steelmaking supply chain.
BHP tried swaying Anglo’s Mark Cutifani to be its CEO
BHP favours an internal hire, but is also open to external candidates, people familiar with the matter said.
Sibanye to axe over 5,000 jobs in Marikana restructuring
The precious metals miner said that 3,904 were permanent positions, while 1,366 were contractors.
Vale to restart Onça Puma nickel complex
Mining has been halted since September 2017 as the company failed to undergo a requested environmental impact on local indigenous communities affected by pollution caused by the operation.
How 2026 will reshape the US critical mineral resilience
Emerging federal activity shows two key themes: growing support for high-risk minerals and renewed focus on domestic processing technologies.
