November 20, 2017 Rio Tinto’s M&A madness Some companies are good at takeovers. Rio Tinto Group isn't one of them.
November 15, 2017 UN urges miners to better regulations needed to prevent disasters According to the UN Environment Program's latest report, most of the 40 significant mine waste accidents in the past decade have involved dams or other storage areas that failed.
November 3, 2017 Argentina seeks new markets for aluminum as the US probes imports The US' Commerce Department announced in April that it was probing imports of aluminum from China and elsewhere, blaming unfairly traded imports for causing several domestic smelters to close or…
November 1, 2017 Rio Tinto throws its weight behind Africa as mining central Africa largest untapped source of growth for industry and would provide huge opportunity, says Rio Tinto's chief executive of energy and minerals.
November 1, 2017 BHP to step up copper exploration, expansions to meet electric vehicles sector’s rising demand World's biggest miner is getting ready to provide enough copper for the 140 million electric cars forecast by 2035.
October 30, 2017 London Metal Exchange in talks with online platforms A source said the LME had made contact with established online venues Trayport and EBS, which are currently focused largely on energy and foreign exchange.
October 27, 2017 Small mining companies shun London market after IPO flops Lacklustre performances by small mining companies on the London Stock Exchange are driving rivals in need of cash to find alternative ways to raise capital.
October 23, 2017 China’s refined copper output highest since Dec 2014 Refined copper production was 774,000 tonnes last month, up 3.3 percent from 749,000 tonnes in August, according to the NBS data.
October 19, 2017 Glencore gains approval to buy into Rusal’s Ukrainian alumina plant As a result of the permits, Glencore can acquire shares in companies Aluminium of Ukraine and Guardon Ukraine.
October 12, 2017 Mitsui to build desalination plant for BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile The project will be the Japanese company’s first desalination plant and it is estimated to require an investment of around $623 million (70 billion Yen).
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
