July 4, 2018 Former Rio Tinto exec jailed for corruption in China let free The ex-head of iron ore business in China, Stern Hu, spent almost nine years in a Shanghai prison after a 2010 conviction for corruption and industrial espionage.
July 4, 2018 Indonesia extends Freeport operating permit for Grasberg Indonesia has extended an operating permit for Freeport's Grasberg copper-gold mine while discussions over long-term rights continue.
July 2, 2018 Australia govt sees more iron ore price pain Top iron ore exporter forecasts a return to the $50s as Chinese imports starts annual decline after decades of growth.
July 1, 2018 Richest man in Mexico partners with Goldcorp Minera Frisco and Goldcorp’s subsidiary Minera Peñasquito are joining forces in Zacatecas.
June 29, 2018 Chile injects $1bn into state-owned copper giant Codelco The figure, though significant, is minor when taken in the context of Codelco’s $18 billion investment plan aimed at upgrading its aging mines and dealing with dwindling ore grades.
June 29, 2018 Rio Tinto ready to splash out on copper The world's No.2 mining company needs copper to reduce its reliance on iron ore.
June 29, 2018 China’s No.1 maker of battery cells for EVs to build plant in Germany A German battery plant could help ease an expected negative impact in the workforce employed by the local automotive industry.
June 29, 2018 BHP adds electric vehicles to its light truck fleet BHP Billiton will add two electric vehicles to its 240 fleet of trucks at its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. The […]
June 28, 2018 Copper price drops to 9-month low, but what about strikes? Copper bears drop price 11% in 3 weeks, but new report shows labour contracts still up for renewal threaten 3 million tonnes of production just in Chile.
June 27, 2018 Gold mining the least polluting in the metals sector — WGC It depends on how you measure it.
South32 HY profit beats estimates, trims production view for Brazil operations Its underlying earnings attributable was $435 million for the half-year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 02:29 pm
