June 10, 2025 Copper output from Codelco climbs 21% in April Meanwhile, production at BHP's Escondida mine, the world's largest, leaped some 31%.
June 9, 2025 Rio Tinto faces major engineering change at Oyu Tolgoi Although Rio Tinto revised its strategy, it reaffirmed its 2025 copper guidance.
June 8, 2025 Western Range iron ore mine marks a new beginning, says Rio Tinto CEO The mine is Rio’s first project to feature a co-designed social, cultural and heritage management plan with Traditional Owners.
June 7, 2025 Rio Tinto in bailout talks for Australian aluminum smelter, AFR reports The future of the facility has been uncertain for months due in part to spiralling energy costs.
June 6, 2025 Sinomine halts Namibia copper smelter, citing concentrate shortage The Tsumeb smelter is one of the few facilities in the world that can treat arsenic and lead-bearing copper concentrates.
June 6, 2025 Mosaic cuts 2025 phosphate forecast on plant setbacks, shares drop Mosaic now expects to produce between 7 million and 7.3 million tonnes of phosphate this year.
June 6, 2025 Equinox-Calibre tie up lifts miner to Canada’s fourth largest The $1.83 billion all-stock deal, set to close this month, will bring to nine the number of producing mines under Equinox from the current seven.
June 6, 2025 Gold-mining ETFs losing their shine following torrid 2025 rally Investors are exiting exchange-traded funds that track the shares of gold-mining companies.
June 6, 2025 Debswana curbs diamond production as weak demand persists The global diamond market has experienced a downturn since the second half of 2023.
June 6, 2025 Stausholm dismisses rift rumours as Rio opens $2B mine The official opening of the Western Range iron ore mine may mark Jakob Stausholm’s final visit to the Pilbara in his role as Rio Tinto CEO.
Russia says stake in gold producer UGC to be put up for public auction soon In July 2025, a Russian court ruled that the majority stake in UGC should be seized and transferred to the state. December 30, 2025 | 08:24 am
