July 17, 2018 Rio Tinto posts jump in iron ore output, flags stronger 2018 Rio said it expected iron ore shipments for the year to be at the upper end of its range of 330 million to 340 million tonnes, thanks to productivity improvements…
July 15, 2018 Chilean government wants conflict at Escondida to be over The possibility of a strike was talked about over the weekend.
July 15, 2018 Copper trains ransacked by ‘Moles’ in full-moon desert heists A common target for the thieves is Antofagasta Plc’s logistics unit Grupo FCAB, which owns and operates about 700 kilometers of railway lines used to transport cathode and semi-processed copper.
July 13, 2018 Rio Tinto’s ‘world’s largest robot’ delivers first iron ore load The autonomous train, consisting of three locomotives and carrying around 28,000 tonnes of iron ore, travelled from Tom Price mine to the port of Cape Lambert
July 12, 2018 BHP makes contract offer to union at Escondida mine in Chile Labor talks at Escondida are in the final stretch before a 30-month contract expires at the end of July.
July 12, 2018 Rio Tinto to sell its largest pink diamond The 3.14-carat polished emerald cut diamond, known as The Argyle Alpha, is part of the line-up of 63 rare pink, red and violet diamonds in the 2018 Argyle pink diamonds…
July 12, 2018 Rio Tinto sells $3.5bn stake in Grasberg mine to Indonesian state miner The world’s No.2 miner is selling its 40% in the giant Grasberg mine, the world’s second largest copper operation, to Indonesia’s state mining company PT Inalum.
July 11, 2018 Chile eases way for foreign-backed miner to take control of Lithium deposit Salar Blanco, which is 50 percent-owned by Lithium Power International, has dropped a lawsuit against Chile to block state-run Codelco from exploiting a lithium deposit where both have claims.
July 11, 2018 Rio Tinto’s minerals sands operation in South Africa shut by protests A mineral sands operation on the South African coast run by Rio Tinto has been closed since Friday due to violent community protests which saw a security guard killed earlier…
July 10, 2018 Death by diamonds: Suicides wipe the shine off India’s gem trade Over 80 percent of the total workforce earn a piece rate of 1 to 25 rupees for each stone they polish and have no social benefits.
Tin price rally crashes to a halt after SHFE probes traders Three groups of clients — numbering sixteen in total — will be subject to one-month limits on opening new positions, the bourse said. January 26, 2026 | 11:16 am
