August 24, 2021 Indonesia says Fortescue, Tsingshan to invest billions in Borneo Top nickel producer Indonesia has ambitious plans to start processing its rich supplies of nickel laterite ore used in lithium batteries and eventually become a global hub.
August 24, 2021 Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to assess hydrogen plant at Yarwun refinery They will jointly study the feasibility of a hydrogen pilot plant at Rio’s alumina refinery in Gladstone, Queensland.
August 24, 2021 Rio Tinto resumes operations at Richards Bay in South Africa The Richards Bay Minerals project was shut down in late June following the murder of the top manager.
August 23, 2021 Brazil’s Cosan to make iron ore mining debut The energy group plans to form a joint venture with Aura Minerals' controlling shareholder to explore iron ore.
August 23, 2021 Waste from Angola’s Catoca diamond mine leaked into waterways last month Congolese researchers on Friday said pollution caused by a leak from a tailings dam had turned rivers red.
August 23, 2021 Majority of unions at Codelco’s El Teniente mine reject early contract offer Union members at the sprawling deposit initiated early talks weeks ago but have yet to accept a deal on a new contract to the replace the current one.
August 20, 2021 Southern Copper keeps faith in iconic mine spurned by government President Pedro Castillo has singled out the Tia Maria project as a non-starter under his administration.
August 20, 2021 Nickel is becoming a battleground for bets on battery future Andrew Forrest has long signaled he’s interested in battery metals and has expressed ambitions to get into the business for years.
August 20, 2021 Iron ore price regains ground, analysts say pressure will persist "Prices have now declined to a sustainable level,” said Wood Mackenzie
Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather. January 29, 2026 | 04:03 pm
