July 20, 2022

Codelco halts mining projects after reporting second worker death

The world's top copper producer said on Wednesday it was temporarily halting construction of all mining projects.

July 20, 2022

Glencore’s proposed British Columbia coal mine advances to public comment period

It has been nearly a decade since the Sukunka metallurgical coal mine proposal was first pitched to the BC Environmental Assessment Office.

July 20, 2022

Alcoa jumps after quarterly profit, sales top analyst estimates

The company posted $913 million in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in the second quarter.

July 20, 2022

Lundin Mining targets 35% GHG emissions reduction by 2030

The company has been reporting on the safety, environmental, social and economic issues in a comprehensive, standalone document since 2010.

July 20, 2022

BHP not concerned about China’s plan to centralize iron ore buying

China is planning a state-backed iron ore company to oversee everything from massive mine investments in West Africa to buying the steelmaking material from global suppliers.

July 20, 2022

PolyMet and Teck form JV to develop Minnesota mining projects

The new company, known as NewRange Copper Nickel LLC, will share costs to develop two proposed copper and nickel mines.

July 20, 2022

Rio Tinto settles dispute with Australian Tax Office, to pay additional $423m

The dispute arose back in 2015 after Rio and its rival BHP Group were accused of shifting billions of dollars in iron ore profits through marketing hubs in Singapore.

July 19, 2022

Cameroon’s anti-graft agency says investigations into Glencore bribery underway

In June, Glencore’s UK subsidiary pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in connection with oil operations in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and South Sudan.

July 19, 2022

Vale cuts full-year production forecast, buoying iron ore market

One of the world's largest miners, now expects iron ore output for the year to be between 310 Mt and 320 Mt, from a previous estimate of 320-335 Mt.

July 19, 2022

Vale Indonesia Q2 nickel matte output falls 16.5%

Nickel miner reported 12,567 tonnes of nickel matte output for the April-June period, down 16.5% from the same period last year.