September 13, 2012

CHALCO will not give up on Mongolian natural resource opportunities

Weiping Xiong, the general manager of Aluminum Corporation of China (CHALCO), said that the company will continue to explore investment opportunities in Mongolia's natural resources sector.

September 7, 2012

Rio cuts jobs at aluminum operations in Australasia

Diversified mining giant Rio Tinto has announced major job cuts at aluminum operations in both Australia and New Zealand.

August 31, 2012

Chinese firms invest in smelters as Indonesian ore export ban approaches

Chinese firms plan to invest up to AUD$8.6 billion in Indonesian smelters to mitigate the impact of a ban on unprocessed ore exports.

August 17, 2012

All-aluminum Range Rover is 926 lbs lighter

All-aluminum uni-body cars are starting to go mainstream.

August 1, 2012

BHP’s performance on the ground fails to lift shares off 3-year lows

The stock hit a high of $50 in May 2008 and came close again in April 2011, but at $170 billion, the Melbourne-based company is now valued at some $80…

July 27, 2012

Aluminum has potential as eco-friendly auto fuel

Aluminum is one of the most ubiquitous manufacturing materials of the industrialized era, but few would suspect that this commonplace metal harbors tremendous potential as an ecological fuel source.

July 19, 2012

Depressed coal prices force job cuts at Rio Tinto’s mine

Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) is looking to reduce costs at its Australia’s Clermont Coal Mine, in central Queensland's Bowen Basin, driven by falling coal prices.

July 15, 2012

Alcoa offers $45m in legal case over Bahrain bribe

US firm profited by $420m through illicit backhands: Alba seeks $1bn

July 13, 2012

BHP considers withdrawal from aluminum and other non-essentials

BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP), the world's largest diversified miner, is considering a withdrawal from aluminum and nickel operations as part of a general retreat from non-profitable sides projects by key mining…

July 12, 2012

Eerie photos in the wake of Hungary’s toxic aluminum spill

Spanish photographer Palindromo Meszaros has released a series of haunting photos depicting the devastating impact of a toxic aluminum spill in 2010 upon forests and rural communities in Western Hungary.