October 14, 2024 Fire at Freeport Indonesia’s Gresik smelter under control, company says The $3.7 billion copper smelter was completed in June and was expected to produce first batch of output in September.
October 14, 2024 Sibanye-Stillwater faces $522 million compensation claim over scrapped mine deal The South African miner must compensate Appian for the losses that arose after it did not buy two Brazilian nickel and copper mines.
October 14, 2024 Value of top 50 mining companies jumps to second highest on record World’s 50 biggest miners now worth $1.5 trillion, up $76 billion during Q3 as gold miners climb the rankings and Chinese mining stocks get a late boost.
October 13, 2024 BHP, JSW Steel to explore use of carbon capture technology in steelmaking JSW and BHP will assess the feasibility of Carbon Clean’s CycloneCC modular technology to capture up to 100,000 tonnes per year of CO2 emissions.
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.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
