May 19, 2022 Woodside shareholders back BHP petroleum merger Deal creates a top ten global independent oil and gas producer worth $40 billion, with assets in Australia, the US, Mexico, Senegal and Trinidad.
May 18, 2022 Mapped: The 10 largest gold mines in the world, by production Together, they accounted for around 13 million ounces or 12% of global gold production in 2021.
May 18, 2022 Turquoise Hill to receive debt funding from Rio Tinto as it evaluates $2.7bn offer Rio Tinto said it will provide interim debt funding of up to $400 million.
May 18, 2022 Samarco’s financial creditors plan to take over the company Vale and BHP are expected to ask the court for the right to vote on the plan. If not allowed, the creditors' plan could be easily approved.
May 18, 2022 BHP to speed up Jansen potash mine as Ukraine war weighs on supplies BHP would bring forward first potash production at Jansen, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, to 2026 from 2027.
May 17, 2022 Forrest back at Fortescue helm to speed clean energy push Andrew Forrest will become executive chairman of a combined Fortescue Group and also lead the metals business for an interim period.
May 17, 2022 Russia’s biggest gold producer’s largest shareholder donates 100% of shares Polyus said Wandle Holdings donated shares to the Fund for support of Islamic foundations.
May 17, 2022 Freeport expects copper leaching technology to go mainstream Prodded by rising copper prices and demand, Freeport and others have developed new ways to extract the red metal from piles of waste rock stored at mine sites.
May 17, 2022 BHP CEO says supply disruptions may last years; could speed up Jansen project Mike Henry said the miner may accelerate its potash project in Canada by a year.
May 16, 2022 Battery boom pulls trading giant Trafigura into lithium business The agreement to back the plant being developed by startup Green Lithium brings the world’s top independent commodities trader into a market struggling to create new supply.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
