December 13, 2021 Rio Tinto to write off $2.4bn Oyu Tolgoi loan to Mongolia Writing off Mongolia's debt would speed up the timeline for when the country can start receiving dividends from the project.
December 10, 2021 Copper miners, smelters inch closer to treatment charge deal The two sides are $8 a tonne apart on where they would like the treatment charge benchmark to be.
December 10, 2021 Under leftist president, Peru faces pitched battle over mining The battle over mining in Ayacucho is a flashpoint for the new government as well as for global metal markets that rely on Peru’s rich deposits.
December 10, 2021 Fortescue CEO to step down as miner expands green energy push Analysts said the move was not unexpected, although the timing was a bit sooner than some had anticipated.
December 10, 2021 Rio Tinto and Star Diamond make peace Shares in Star Diamond more than double their value after it unveiled a deal with Rio to move ahead with their joint project in Saskatchewan.
December 10, 2021 Anglo American flags major design changes at UK fertilizer project Anglo will invest a further $700 million in the project, Britain's largest new mine project in decades, to get it off the ground.
December 9, 2021 Global miners to publish contracts and taxes in transparency drive Oversight over how much tax public companies pay is part of a global drive by regulators to improve transparency across industries.
December 8, 2021 Kinross Gold to buy Great Bear for $1.42 billion Great Bear Dixie project in northwestern Ontario is considered one of the most important Canadian gold discoveries in modern history.
December 8, 2021 Russian billionaire Potanin faces $7 billion divorce claim in London His ex-wife, Natalia Potanina, is seeking 50% of the value of his stake in MMC Norilsk Nickel.
December 8, 2021 Trafigura nearly doubles profit to hit record in FY 2021 The commodity trader posted a net profit of $3.1 billion for its financial year ending Sept. 30, almost double the previous year.
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm
