July 2, 2024 Rio Tinto completes largest off-grid solar plant build in Canada’s North The solar project complements a wind power plant at Diavik, which has been operating since 2012.
July 2, 2024 Indonesia’s Delta Dunia eyes more deals as it completes US coal buy The Jakarta-listed company has been diversifying beyond its home base of Indonesia where it runs its BUMA coal mining services business.
July 1, 2024 Rio Tinto to install carbon free aluminium cells at Arvida smelter in Québec Rio will design, engineer, and build a demonstration plant owned by a new joint venture with the Government of Québec, through Investissement Québec,.
July 1, 2024 Sumitomo looks to tap US shale boom despite exiting production Japanese trading firm sees opportunities in US shale oil and natural gas despite exiting production there three years ago.
June 27, 2024 US to start buying up to $2.7 billion in domestically supplied enriched uranium Funding was unleashed by legislation, signed by President Joe Biden in May, that also imposed a ban on imports of enriched uranium from Russia.
June 27, 2024 Chile’s copper miners will need more energy, water to keep up production, Cochilco says Miners will increasingly get their energy from renewable sources, which are set to make up nearly 80% of the energy supply by 2026.
June 27, 2024 In race to regain rare earth glory, Europe falls short on mineral goals The European continent has rich rare earth deposits, but there is currently no mining of them.
June 26, 2024 Top four iron ore miners’ carbon emissions reduction promises Rio Tinto's Vale's, BHP's and Fortescue's net zero targets.
June 26, 2024 Andurand ditches famed oil trades for copper and cocoa The pivot comes as the firm recovers from a record loss last year, ending a three-year winning streak.
June 26, 2024 L&G investment business to sell Glencore stake over thermal coal Glencore plans to run down its thermal coal mines by the mid-2040s, closing at least 12 by 2035.
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