July 10, 2025 Fatalities rise for second year in global mining sector The ICMM, representing one-third of global mining, reported 42 worker deaths last year, an increase from 36 in 2023 and 33 in 2022.
July 8, 2025 Next Rio Tinto boss expected to entertain big deals, cut costs A new CEO will have to walk a fine line between cost discipline and repositioning the miner for a potentially dramatic shift towards copper.
July 8, 2025 Canadian mining magnate seeks US projects as Trump deregulates Frank Giustra’s search for his next mining investments isn’t limited to the US, with only a handful of countries ruled out.
July 2, 2025 Wheaton Precious Metals brings back $1M Future of Mining Challenge Wheaton will award $1 million to a cleantech venture with innovative technology that seeks to advance sustainable water management in the mining industry.
June 27, 2025 Vale’s new CEO aims to make Brazilian miner the world’s biggest “It has to be the biggest mining company in the world because we are sitting on the biggest mining endowment in the world," Gustavo Pimenta said.
June 25, 2025 Vale Base Metals chair Cutifani to step down; Pimenta tapped for role Mark Cutifani will step down as chairman of the copper and nickel spin-off.
June 23, 2025 Key trader in Trafigura’s nickel nightmare joins Abu Dhabi’s IRH IRH has been one of the most aggressive buyers of assets in the metals and mining industry in recent years.
June 17, 2025 Appian appoints former Newmont EVP, COO Atkinson as senior partner Rob Atkinson also served as head of productivity and technical support for Rio Tinto.
June 6, 2025 Some miners “woefully unprepared” for cyberattacks, says ethical hacker Cyber-attacks on mining companies are growing and costing the mining and energy industries millions of dollars.
May 30, 2025 OBITUARY: Tech innovator Dengler took Dynatec to global stage Longtime mining industry executive W. R. “Bob” Dengler, who built Dynatec into one of the country’s biggest mine contractors, has died at the age of 84.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am