June 24, 2012 Rio Tinto appoints new MD of the Argyle diamond mine Rio Tinto Diamonds appointed Kim Truter as managing director of the Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia, effective from July 1.
June 23, 2012 Rio Tinto promotes innovation and expansion in the diamond jewellery industry As premier sponsor of the Jewellery News Asia (JNA) Awards, Rio Tinto congratulated the shortlisted finalists announced at a press conference in Hong Kong last Thursday.
June 21, 2012 Billions wiped off metal stocks after China, EU and US deliver economic shocks The mining sector's bellwether companies were all beaten down on Thursday as the price of metals and minerals continued to slide and economic indicators from across the globe painted a…
June 20, 2012 Rio Tinto breaks the piggy: $4.2 billion investment to boost its iron ore business Giant miner Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) continues to build its reputation as the most bullish of the major mining companies after it announced today it will spend $4.2 billion on top-tier…
June 20, 2012 Anglo and Codelco’s bitter dispute over copper assets in Chile may end this Friday London-based Anglo American (LSE:AAL) and Chile's state-owned Codelco have set this Friday as the deadline to resolve a dispute over billions of dollars in copper assets.
June 19, 2012 Rio Tinto invests $600 million to extend life of Utah copper mine Rio Tinto Copper's Chief Executive, Andrew Harding, said the investment will secure low cost copper, gold and molybdenum production for the company in next two decades.
June 18, 2012 Rio Tinto gets the early go-ahead for Richards Bay purchase A Competition Tribunal is set to rule this Tuesday on Rio Tinto's hopeful acquisition of Richards Bay Mining from BHP Biliton.
June 14, 2012 Olympic gold, silver and bronze medal metal provider under fire Despite the metals for the Olympic medals being donated by Rio Tinto for free, environmentalists, unions still see the occasion as yet another opportunity for publicly castigating the mega miner.
June 13, 2012 BHP’s already eye-watering Olympic Dam expansion bulked up again World number one miner BHP Billiton on Wednesday bought additional exploration plots near its Olympic Dam mine and $30 billion expansion project.
June 8, 2012 Anglo American’s $1.7 billion Grosvenor coal mine given state go-ahead The London-based diversified miner wants to triple production of met coal in Australia over the next 8 years.
Trump aides urged sale of Congo lithium claim to a US company Manono is just one of several mining projects Congolese and US officials have identified as key to the Washington Accords. February 12, 2026 | 07:16 am
