July 29, 2021 Workers at Codelco’s Andina copper mine turn down contract offer, gird for strike Andina produced 184,000 tonnes of copper in 2020, around 11% of the total output of Codelco.
July 29, 2021 Ancient sites, sacred snake raise risks for Australian resources Sacred sites, endangered sawfish and mythical rainbow serpents are the latest challenges confronting commodities powerhouse Australia.
July 29, 2021 Water crisis threatens iron transport on key Brazil river The Parana River Basin in central Brazil is experiencing its worst water crisis in 91 years.
July 29, 2021 Iron ore price down on China’s forecasted steel output decline "One thing is clear, China’s crude steel production in H2 will decline compared to both H1 this year and H2 last year," said CRU Group.
July 29, 2021 China demand powers Fortescue shipments to record, beats annual estimate Fortescue shipped 49.3 million tonnes of ore in the quarter ended June 30, compared with 47.3 million tonnes a year ago.
July 29, 2021 RANKED: World’s 10 biggest gold mining companies Many companies are engaged in the gold mining business, but the industry is dominated by a select group of players.
July 29, 2021 Gupta pays $25 million to end long-running spat with Rio Tinto The dispute with Rio dates back to the miner’s sale of the Dunkirk smelter in France to Gupta for $500 million in 2018.
July 29, 2021 Home: Rio’s lithium project will test mining’s ESG credentials The formula for Kryptonite in the Superman series is the closest match to the lithium-boron chemistry of the Serbian find.
July 29, 2021 Vale revises down year-end iron ore output The company revised down its guidance for year-end iron ore production capacity to 343 million tonnes per annum from 350 million tonnes previously.
July 29, 2021 FLSmidth grabs Thyssenkrupp’s mining unit for $386 million Business combination will create a global mining technology provider with operations from pit to plant.
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