January 15, 2018 Rio Tinto 2017 iron ore exports up 1 percent, maintains 2018 guidance On Tuesday Global miner Rio Tinto reported a 1 percent rise in iron ore shipments for 2017 to 330.1 million tonnes, meeting its guidance.
January 12, 2018 Indonesia sets framework for Freeport to yield control of Grasberg mine Indonesia state-owned holding Asahan Aluminum, or Inalum, would grab a 41.64% stake in the local unit of Freeport, which increases its current ownership in it to 51%.
January 11, 2018 Rio Tinto pulls offer for stake in world’s largest lithium miner Decision doesn’t mean the miner has abandoned plans to capitalize on the electric-car boom, sources familiar with the matter say.
January 11, 2018 BHP is building an EV hub it doesn’t want to keep The good luck for BHP is that only about 40 to 45 percent of existing nickel mine supply is suitable for processing into a battery-grade chemical product.
January 10, 2018 Giant Bougainville mine restart stalls on moratorium over fears of civil unrest The Bougainville government has imposed an indefinite moratorium on mining at the controversial Panguna site — once the world's biggest open-pit copper mine.
January 10, 2018 Liberty House makes binding offer for Rio Tinto’s French aluminium smelter Liberty House is the industrial arm of British steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance and Rio's aluminium smelter in Dunkirk, France, is the largest in Europe.
January 9, 2018 Chile’s Andina mine to be modified to protect glaciers Codelco will invest $250 million to modify the shape of the current pit.
January 8, 2018 Cameco’s tractor-trailer with uranium concentrate involved in minor accident The truck was en route to the Blind River refinery in Ontario.
January 8, 2018 Australia forecasts 20 pct iron ore price drop in 2018 as China demand eases Australia expects iron ore prices to average $51.50 a tonne this year because of rising global supply and moderating demand from top importer China.
January 5, 2018 CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
