March 7, 2014

Rio Tinto paints rosy future for diamonds

Production of rough diamonds expected to be worth $19.6 billion by 2018.

March 6, 2014

Former Rio Tinto chief Albanese has a new job: CEO of Vedanta

He has been working with Vedanta since September as chairman of Vedanta Resources Holding, a subsidiary of the Indian resources group.

March 5, 2014

Rio Tinto announces board changes

Anne Lauvergeon and Simon Thompson will join the boards of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited as non-executive directors.

March 5, 2014

Fresh signs of imminent Oyu Tolgoi deal between Rio Tinto and Mongolia

Engineering and project management company AMEC has began advertising for workers on what appears to be the famous mine.

March 5, 2014

Shale gas revolution unlikely to go global any time soon: BHP’s MacKenzie

The world’s No.1 mining company's CEO believes coal will remain the main source of affordable energy for growing economies.

March 4, 2014

Chilean court revokes Barrick’s Pascua-Lama $16-million fine, but orders new ones

Far from being good news, the resolution orders Chile's environmental watchdog to charge Barrick for each and every of the 22 violations found in the project, instead of grouping them…

March 3, 2014

Goldcorp, Osisko avoid court battle over hostile bid

It is not clear whether the agreement means the two firms are now in talks for a friendly takeover deal.

February 19, 2014

Fortescue profit up 260% in second half of 2013

As a result, the Australian company announced an interim dividend of 10 Australian cents per share - last year the company didn't offer this payout.

February 19, 2014

Osisko acheives record gold production as it tries to fight off takeover bid

Net earnings hit by lower gold price.

February 17, 2014

Iron ore price bounces off $120 as historic floor holds

Iron ore price up 3.7% from steelmaking raw material's rule-of-thumb level as China stockpiles imports and shuts out low-quality domestic supply.