October 12, 2024 Rio Takes step toward M&A redemption with $6.7 billion lithium bet Modest by comparison with past splurges, the all-cash deal is a significant and long-awaited expansion of Rio’s bet on lithium.
October 11, 2024 Rio Tinto’s real prize: Arcadium’s lithium extraction technology Arcadium, through a predecessor company, was the first to develop an early version of a DLE technology in the 1990s.
October 11, 2024 Video: Barrick CEO Bristow says Nevada Gold Mines won’t go public under his watch – Part 2 “Not while I’m running this organization,” Bristow said.
October 11, 2024 Exxaro seeks to acquire manganese mining assets After losing out on a copper mine in Botswana last year, the company is now prioritizing manganese.
October 10, 2024 Codelco’s copper production up 10% in August The BHP-controlled Escondida mine saw production rise 15.5% to 105,300 tons.
October 10, 2024 Teck CEO says Canada must spend more to erode China’s critical minerals dominance Price noted that Canada has committed $4 billion over eight years to support critical mineral development, compared to $20 billion that China invested in 2023.
October 9, 2024 Rio arrives in lithium with a survival-of-the-fittest mentality The company is planning to invest heavily in further expansion ahead of an anticipated 2030s demand boom.
October 9, 2024 Rusal to consider share buyback of up to $155 million The number and repurchase price of the shares have not been determined yet.
October 9, 2024 Ex-Glencore executives must wait until 2027 for bribery trial England’s criminal courts are suffering from a crippling backlog of cases exacerbated by years of underfunding, the coronavirus pandemic and lawyer strikes.
October 9, 2024 Ranking the world’s top lithium producers Acquiring Arcadium makes Rio Tinto one of the world's largest lithium producers.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
