March 22, 2023

BHP is building a solution to its green steel conundrum

The company is working with engineering consultancy Hatch Ltd. to design a pilot plant that uses an electric smelting furnace.

March 22, 2023

KGHM swings to fourth-quarter loss but optimistic about 2023

The company cited price hikes in areas such as technological materials, energy, fuels and services behind its higher costs.

March 22, 2023

Rio Tinto to publish site-by-site water usage data

The interactive database details permitted surface water allocation volumes, the site’s annual allocation usage, and the associated catchment runoff from average annual rainfall estimate.

March 22, 2023

Newmont said to be mulling sweetened bid for Newcrest

The world's no. 1 gold miner has gained partial access to Newcrest's corporate books, a sign that Newmont could make a revised offer.

March 22, 2023

Chile open to modifying copper royalty bill on miners objections

If changes are approved, miners will pay a fixed "ad valorem" component of 1% on copper sales and 8% to 26% on their operating margins.

March 21, 2023

US Forest Service to OK land swap for Rio’s Tinto’s Arizona copper mine before July

Resolution mine would destroy a site of religious importance to Native Americans but supply more than a quarter of US copper demand for the green energy transition.

March 21, 2023

New Hope says it’s looking at BHP coal assets

The Australian coal miner says it will look at mines being jettisoned by BHP Group and others.

March 21, 2023

Investors question Teck on climate even after Canadian miner’s coal spin-out

The divorce of Teck's operations is messy from an environmental perspective.

March 21, 2023

Glencore set to lose crown as top cobalt miner to China’s CMOC

The Chinese company aims to double production this year, as it brings another massive Congolese mine online.

March 20, 2023

Barrick commits $30 million to expansion of education infrastructure in Tanzania

The Barrick-Twiga Future Forward Education Program's objective is to build 1,090 classrooms, 1,640 ablution blocks and 270 dormitories across 161 schools nationwide.