September 13, 2021 The View from England: Augmented humans in Las Vegas MINExpo is the first large-scale mining trade show to take place in a world emerging from the pandemic.
September 6, 2021 The View from England: Burning lessons for mining Burning Man principles contain lessons that could be more usefully shared with the mining industry.
July 30, 2021 IEA’s roadmap shows difficult journey to net zero: Kemp In the short term, emissions are on a rising trend, notwithstanding a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, putting the world a long way off track to reach zero emissions…
June 11, 2021 Miners can take us across the covid finish line Responsible Mining does not just mean avoiding mine-site disasters, such as tailings dam breaches, or reducing worker accidents, it has to mean earning community support, writes John Harker.
June 10, 2021 Diamond pricing: Learn the lessons of history or history will repeat itself Diamonds are a complicated business; more than almost any other resource sector, the pricing framework needed to be accurate. It wasn’t.
March 16, 2021 The view from England: Copper has been a stand-out price performer during the pandemic, as has cardboard Copper is now trading at its highest level for 10 years, and many analysts are predicting that the price will break the all-time high.
March 4, 2021 Nickel prices: How did we get here and what comes next? To understand today’s pricing, we have to look back to pre-2007, when there was a squeeze on nickel prices.
February 2, 2021 Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia China and Russia are joining forces to keep America's increasing attempts to dominate extra-terrestrial commerce at bay.
January 15, 2021 Stakes high for Rio Tinto, Mongolia as Oyu Tolgoi talks loom The next three to six months will be crucial to the future of the vast copper-gold mine, as the companies behind the operation negotiate with the government.
December 17, 2020 Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive Jakob Stausholm will have to rebuild Rio’s reputation following an international outcry over its destruction of sacred Aboriginal rock shelters.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm