July 12, 2024

BHP and Vale reach agreement over Mariana dam collapse proceedings in the UK

The miners will equally share the cost of any damages related to proceedings in Britain over the 2015 disaster.

July 12, 2024

Nornickel to restart furnace at key smelter in early August

Nornickel will re-launch one of the two furnaces at its flagship Nadezhda Smelter in early August.

July 12, 2024

Rio Tinto mulls potential bid for Teck — report

Rio Tinto has held talks with bankers, but is not immediately planning to launch a bid for the Canadian miner, Sky News reported.

July 11, 2024

Lynas Rare Earths flags supply chain disruption at Kalgoorlie

The disruption is related to BHP's suspension of its Western Australia nickel operations.

July 11, 2024

Vale partners with Komatsu, Cummins to develop low-emission trucks

The dual-fuel engines made by Cummins will be retrofitted to the mining company's existing fleet of diesel-powered haul trucks.

July 11, 2024

Serbian top court clears path for Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project

Serbian top court ruled on Thursday that the government's decision in 2022 to revoke Rio's permit for the project was unconstitutional.

July 11, 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater hit by cyberattack, says mining business unaffected

Smelter operations in Columbus, Ohio were impacted after its automated systems all went down.

July 11, 2024

Zambia says China’s JCHX will invest $300m in Lubambe copper mine

Some of the investment will go toward sinking a new shaft at Lubambe over the next two to five years.

July 11, 2024

BHP halts Western Australia nickel mines on weak prices, glut

Decision affects the Mt Keith and Leinster operations, the Kwinana refinery, the Kalgoorlie smelter, and the the West Musgrave project.

July 10, 2024

BHP installs wind-powered rotor on vessel to decarbonize Chile-Japan trade route

Based on advanced simulations and Norsepower’s real-world performance data, the use of NPRS is estimated to provide a 5-6% fuel savings.