January 15, 2025

Vale Indonesia awards Petrosea $1 billion contract for nickel ore mining

The contract will be signed in March is effective for 10 years, Vale said on Wednesday.

January 15, 2025

Rio Tinto’s iron ore shipments slip, sees global economic resilience

The company shipped 328.6 million tonnes of iron ore from Pilbara in 2024.

January 15, 2025

Rio Tinto, UNBC to research water security, fish ecology in Nechako Watershed

A total of $1.75 million in funding from Rio Tinto will support two research chairs at UNBC for the next five years.

January 15, 2025

Value of 50 biggest mining companies drops by $126 billion

The world’s biggest miners are now worth $1.35 trillion after losing a combined $126 billion over the course of 2024 as the copper rally faded and gold stocks once again…

January 15, 2025

Mali holding seized Barrick gold at state-owned bank BMS, sources say

Barrick on Tuesday confirmed it had suspended operations in the West African country.

January 15, 2025

Saudi Arabia to scale up lithium expansion as it diversifies from oil

State oil giant Aramco and Saudi mining company Ma’aden have joined forces to explore and produce energy transition minerals.

January 14, 2025

Canada approves $34 billion Bunge-Viterra merger with conditions

The conditions for the deal approval include Bunge's divestiture of six grain elevators in Western Canada and a binding commitment from Bunge to invest at least C$520 million.

January 14, 2025

MMG to resume work at Queensland mine with fire threat contained

The Chinese miner said the fire at the Dugald River zinc mine will not have any material impact on its production outlook.

January 14, 2025

Aussie junior Minerals 260 to buy gold project from Zijin

ASX-listed junior will scale up with the A$166.5 million deal, which is the first mining acquisition in Australia for 2025.

January 14, 2025

Manara may invest in Pakistan’s Reko Diq mine, minister says

Reko Diq is considered one of the world's largest underdeveloped copper-gold areas.