September 20, 2011 Rio on track to mine 240m tonnes of iron ore; analyst downplays oversupply concerns An $85 billion expansion of the iron ore industry in Australia will not depress the price of the crucial steelmaking ingredient because the major producers will simply curtail their outputs.…
September 20, 2011 Mongolia eyes changes to Oyu Tolgoi copper deal The Mongolian government is discussing possible changes to a 2009 investment agreement for the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold deposit, media reports quoted Mongolia's finance minister, S. Bayartsogt, as saying Tuesday.…
September 20, 2011 Rough diamond demand growth to hit record this year Diamond producer De Beers expects global demand growth for rough diamonds to set a new record this year on the exceptionally strong performance of its key US market and robust…
September 19, 2011 BHP facing more work stoppages at Queensland coal mines Reuters reports BHP Billiton will face work stoppages at all its Queensland, Australia coal mine operations next week ahead of an employee vote on a contract, a workers union said…
September 19, 2011 BHP is looking for robotics exec to dig world’s biggest open pit Adelaide Now reports BHP Billiton wants to "future-proof" its massive Olympic Dam project, including using driverless haulage trucks and this week put out a recruitment ad for an executive to…
September 18, 2011 Industry must live with tax: Rio Tinto The Daily Mercury reports Rio Tinto executive director Sam Walsh says the mining industry has to live with the new resources tax as the best deal that could be done…
September 18, 2011 Strike slashes output at Freeport’s Grasberg in Indonesia by 230,000 tonnes a day A strike at Freeport McMoRan’s huge gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia has slashed production by 230,000 tonnes a day, the energy and minerals ministry said on Friday. The…
September 17, 2011 Anglo American to build $3 billion Peru copper mine in 2012 Reuters reported that Anglo American will start construction on its USD 3 billion Quellaveco copper mine next year. Quellaveco, one of Anglo American's largest projects in Peru is expected to…
September 17, 2011 Southern Cross shares soar on Rio deal Southern Cross Electrical Engineering shares spiked more than 8% after the company landed a preferred contractor agreement with Rio Tinto for works at Cape Lambert as part of the mining…
September 16, 2011 Big miners needn’t worry about higher royalties in Peru, juniors should Speaking in Arequipa at Peru's premier mining conference industry executives said on Friday a drive by Peru's leftist president to raise mining royalties should not derail multibillion-dollar investments, but added…
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
