March 2, 2021

Codelco copper output jumps in January, Escondida dips

Production fell 16.1% year-on-year to 84,700 tonnes at the world's largest copper deposit.

March 2, 2021

First claimants paid in South African silicosis settlement

The companies, which reached the settlement agreement in 2018, are Harmony Gold, Gold Fields, African Rainbow Minerals, Sibanye-Stillwater, AngloGold Ashanti and Anglo American.

March 2, 2021

Glencore’s Australia mine expansion threatens sacred sites – authority head

Glencore unit McArthur River Mine received approval from the territory's mining minister last year to proceed with the expansion.

March 2, 2021

Alrosa reports 49% fall in profit in 2020

Company output fell by 22% to 30 million carats as it suspended mining at less profitable mines amid the pandemic.

March 2, 2021

Rio Tinto, Mongolia agree to replace Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan

News of the agreement comes as the Australian Taxation Office has hit the miner with a new $317 million bill.

March 1, 2021

US Forest Service rescinds environmental report for Rio’s Arizona copper mine

The decision effectively reverses one made by officials in the waning days of former President Donald Trump's administration.

March 1, 2021

Vale drills caused Brumadinho dam collapse, police say

Investigation concluded that the disaster was triggered by vertical perforations in a weak point of the structure.

March 1, 2021

To go electric, America needs more mines. Can it build them?

Biden plans to allow mines that produce EV metals to be developed under existing environmental standards, rather than face a tightened process that would apply to other materials.

March 1, 2021

Rio Tinto hikes investment in the Pilbara

It has spent over $385 million (A$500 million) in the past year to continue developing the Greater Tom Price iron ore operations.

March 1, 2021

Combination with Freeport had a lot of logic – Barrick CEO

Freeport Chief Executive Richard Adkerson said he has no desire to combine Freeport with Barrick or another gold producer.