February 7, 2018 Exposure to chemicals used in fracking may cause pre-cancerous lesions in mice US researchers have found that female mice exposed to mixtures of chemicals used in unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations during prenatal development had abnormal mammary glands in adulthood. Some…
February 7, 2018 Rio Tinto pays biggest divvy in history as profit hits three-year high Mining giant posts 90% increase in profit amid what CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques calls “resilient” commodity prices.
February 6, 2018 De Beers on exploration spree as secures South Africa licences The Anglo American unit is also said to be eying exploration licences in Zimbabwe and Congo.
February 5, 2018 Anglo takes down South Africa sale sign and may even buy Anglo raised the possibility it could start buying assets in SA, the latest sign of how much has changed in two years, when the miner was focused on selling.
February 5, 2018 Rio investors asked to push miner to leave Minerals Council of Australia Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility says it needs 100 shareholders to co-file resolution at Rio’s upcoming annual general meeting.
February 5, 2018 Pile-of-cash dilemma for mining industry once crippled by slump With metals from zinc to palladium trading at multi-year highs, four of the world’s top producers generated combined free cash flow last year of about $87 million a day.
February 2, 2018 Argyle pink diamond coin unveiled in Berlin Rio Tinto and The Perth Mint are delighted to unveil the first pavé set Argyle pink diamond gold coin.
February 2, 2018 Rio Tinto back in race for stake in world’s largest lithium miner Rio’s renewed interest in SQM is welcome by the Chilean government, which had expressed concerns about a potential and dangerous concentration in the market should major lithium producers, such as…
February 1, 2018 No sign of early contract talks at BHP’s Escondida mine -Union BHP's Escondida on Wednesday cast doubt on chances of starting talks on a new labor agreement with the company before formal negotiations scheduled for June.
January 31, 2018 Rio Tinto rejects allegation it dodged $700 million in Oyu Tolgoi taxes Dutch non-profit organization claims Rio and its Canadian subsidiary Turquoise Hill used a complex network of tax haven subsidiaries and lending money to itself at high interest rates.
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
