December 5, 2014

Vale may settle Simandou lawsuit

Rio Tinto is suing Vale for billions over allegations the Brazilian giant and its former partner illegally acquired the West African iron ore deposit, one of the richest prizes in…

December 5, 2014

Walsh: My ‘amazing’ Rio turnaround ‘will be a Harvard case study’

Rio Tinto CEO credentialing ahead of another round with "combative" Ivan Glasenberg.

December 4, 2014

Argyle champagne diamond raises money for Women in Mining internship

A champagne diamond from Rio Tinto’s Argyle Diamond Mine has been used to raise funds to sponsor a female mining intern from London’s Imperial College.

December 4, 2014

Rio Tinto-Glencore a ‘poor match’: Sam Walsh

Walsh emphasized Rio was not planning any major acquisition to protect itself from a potential takeover by the commodity trader and miner rival.

December 4, 2014

Rio, BHP very close to develop U.S. largest copper mine

Arizona’s lawmakers have slipped a piece of legislation that would allow the mining giants to go ahead with their massive Resolution Copper project.

December 1, 2014

Guatemala’s huge mining royalty hike makes Tahoe unhappy

The country’s congress passed Friday legislation to increase mining royalties from 5% to 10%.

December 1, 2014

New low in oil prices drags BHP Billiton stock below 2009 levels

The stock closed in Sydney below the $30 mark, which is the lowest it has traded in the last five years.

November 28, 2014

Codelco sees copper price averaging $3 in 2015

That would constitute a substantial rally after Friday's 4% drubbing of the red metal in New York.

November 28, 2014

Anglo American’s Los Bronces mine in Chile hit by strike

This is the first time mining engineers, geologists and other highly educated employees go on a strike at a privately owned mine in Chile.

November 28, 2014

Copper hits 4-year low in New York

End of strike at Peru’s biggest copper mine and weaker oil prices drove Dr. Copper goes to the ICU.