July 26, 2023 Rio Tinto profit misses on iron ore price slump, cuts dividend The miner declared an interim dividend of $1.77 per share, below last year's $2.67.
July 25, 2023 Rio Tinto donates land for college campus expansion in Oregon The land donation, valued at $165,000, triples the size of the campus about two miles north of Brookings.
July 25, 2023 Iron ore profits to drop by a third as miners eye China demand The world’s biggest iron ore producer is expected report its lowest half year earnings and dividend in three years on Wednesday.
July 25, 2023 The little known metals giant that rules a global market When China’s Vital Materials bought up a $600 million stockpile of critical minerals in early 2020, it barely raised an eyebrow outside the niche world of minor metals.
July 25, 2023 De Beers $2.3bn Venetia mine expansion yields first diamonds De Beers stopped its 30-year open pit mining operations at Venetia last year to transition to the underground section of the mine.
July 24, 2023 Rio Tinto, Giampaolo Group ink $700m aluminum recycling joint venture Rio will acquire a 50% equity stake in Giampaolo Group’s wholly-owned Matalco business.
July 24, 2023 Newcrest’s gold output rises despite slowing mining rate at Cadia Australia's largest gold miner reported a 9.1% sequential rise in fourth-quarter gold output.
July 24, 2023 Amplats expects operational improvement after tough first half The company has maintained its production guidance for 2023 despite a 13% decline in refined output in the first half.
July 24, 2023 Non-Western supplies start replacing Nornickel’s old mining equipment For 2023, the company is on track to reach its 2023 production forecast.
July 24, 2023 Smaller miners’ hunger for cash grows as copper prices fall, sparking M&A bets Copper M&A more than doubled in 2022 to $14.24 billion from the previous year, according to an S&P Intelligence report.
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