December 13, 2021 Rio Tinto to write off $2.4bn Oyu Tolgoi loan to Mongolia Writing off Mongolia's debt would speed up the timeline for when the country can start receiving dividends from the project.
December 12, 2021 New tool monitors countries’ raw materials consumption Countries' material footprints are comprised of the raw materials they consume domestically, showing where those resources come from globally.
December 10, 2021 Rio Tinto and Star Diamond make peace Shares in Star Diamond more than double their value after it unveiled a deal with Rio to move ahead with their joint project in Saskatchewan.
December 10, 2021 Anglo American flags major design changes at UK fertilizer project Anglo will invest a further $700 million in the project, Britain's largest new mine project in decades, to get it off the ground.
December 9, 2021 COP26 fails to address supply chain challenges in metals and mining sector — report Today, the gap between ambition and action is greater than ever, and the part that companies involved in the industry will be required to play, remains hazy at best, says…
December 9, 2021 ICMM members paid over $23 billion in taxes in 2020 — report ICMM members commit to contract transparency.
December 9, 2021 New uranium-containing mineral could provide information on how to clean up nuclear waste Oldsite forms from the interaction of air and water with uranium and iron-sulphide ores in humid underground environments.
December 9, 2021 Mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz arrested in Greece The Israeli billionaire, who was convicted of minerals rights-related bribery in January by a Swiss court, remains in the country.
December 8, 2021 Ivanhoe Mines secures $300m in stream financing for Platreef Its subsidiary Ivanplats closed a $200 million gold and a $100 million palladium and platinum streaming facilities for Platreef.
December 8, 2021 Iron has been key for life on earth. What about on other planets? Oxford scientists have uncovered the likely mechanisms by which iron influenced the development of complex life forms.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
