March 25, 2018 Workers at Chilean mine Escondida accept early contract talks Failure to reach a labor deal caused a 44-day strike at the mine last year.
March 23, 2018 Rio Tinto sees iron ore market to stay balanced through 2019: executive Rio Tinto expects the global iron ore market to stay balanced through 2019 despite a likely moderation in steel demand growth in China, the world’s biggest steel consumer.
March 22, 2018 Codelco reaches agreement with professionals at Ministro Hales mine The 36-month contract was approved by 75 per cent of the union.
March 22, 2018 Rio sells one of latest coal assets in Australia for $200 million Australia's Whitehaven Coal is acquiring the Winchester South project, located in Queensland.
March 21, 2018 Copper giant shortlists candidates as CEO ponders future While Nelson Pizarro could well stay on as Codelco's chief executive officer, the government is putting together a shortlist of candidates.
March 21, 2018 Indonesia’s Inalum expects to line up Freeport sale bank financing soon Indonesia's state mining holding company expects to reach an agreement soon on bank financing to buy a controlling stake in the local unit of Freeport McMoran Inc.
March 20, 2018 Glencore snatches Rio’s Australian coal mine in $1.7bn deal The acquisition includes Rio Tinto’s 82% stake in Hail Creek coal mine and its 71.2 % interest in the Valeria project.
March 19, 2018 This Rio sale may be more than Australia can swallow: Gadfly Rio Tinto has hired UBS AG to explore a possible initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange after planned trade sales came up short.
March 19, 2018 Swiss seize bank accounts amid probe linked to Rio Tinto Mongolia mine The Swiss attorney general’s office launched its probe in 2016, court documents show.
March 19, 2018 Electric vehicles, higher prices to boost global copper output — report Global copper output is expected to climb from 20.4 million tonnes this year to 28 million tonnes by 2027.
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