April 10, 2019 From turbines to thermostats: copper miners eye high-tech demand Attempts to replace copper in a lithium-ion battery's anode with aluminum have failed so far, which bodes well for major copper miners.
April 9, 2019 Rio Tinto says fire damages Pilbara iron ore operation The company does not say whether this would impact shipping of the mineral.
April 9, 2019 Rio Tinto to join World Bank’s green mining program Rio Tinto plans to offer technical consulting advice, as well as contribute $1 million over five years to the program.
April 8, 2019 A million tonnes of copper is on the way: it may not be enough Giant mines currently under construction will churn out an additional one million tonnes of copper through 2023, but that won’t be enough.
April 5, 2019 Investor sentiment in diamond mining stocks makes for a contrarian play Natural diamond supply is estimated to come off this year and continue to incrementally decline through at least 2021, which should be supportive of diamond prices and thus miners.
April 5, 2019 Mongolia lawmakers seek to rewrite Oyu Tolgoi deal The Gobi desert copper deposit promises to become one of Rio Tinto’s most lucrative properties, but it has been subject to repeated challenges from politician.
April 4, 2019 Hunt for Canada’s vast diamond riches reaching an end Iconic mines, including Ekati and Diavik are now old, tired and running out of diamonds; they will likely both close soon. So far, operations that were designed to replace them…
April 4, 2019 Goldcorp shareholders approve Newmont’s $10B takeover offer The deal also will be voted on by Newmont shareholders next Thursday. If approved, the deal is expected to close by June.
April 3, 2019 Immersive Technologies recognizes two for mining business improvement Immersive Technologies has announced the winners of its Global Business Improvement Award 2018.
April 3, 2019 Iron ore thunders higher as mine dams closed, exports collapse Futures topped $90 a tonne on Wednesday amid increasing concern the crisis at Brazil’s Vale SA will be drawn out as regulators ordered dozens of dams to be shut.
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
