July 3, 2024 Rio Tinto to build two solar farms on Australia’s Gove Peninsula The two sites will have combined capacity of 10.5MW.
July 2, 2024 Column: Rising Chinese aluminum output pressures alumina supply The country increased production by 5% year-on-year to 3.65 million metric tons in May, according to the latest estimate.
July 1, 2024 Rio Tinto to install carbon free aluminium cells at Arvida smelter in Québec Rio will design, engineer, and build a demonstration plant owned by a new joint venture with the Government of Québec, through Investissement Québec,.
June 27, 2024 London Metal Exchange mulls adding warehouse in Hong Kong The LME is exploring whether to license a warehouse in Hong Kong as it seeks to strengthen services to clients in China.
June 24, 2024 Vedanta mulls first dollar bond sale of $500 million The bond sale could climb to $1 billion depending on the response from investors, Bloomberg sources say.
June 18, 2024 Rio Tinto to invest $165 million in Quebec aluminum smelter renovation The miner asaid it will offset the carbon emissions related to the construction project through initiatives like planting trees near the aluminium smelter.
June 17, 2024 China’s hydropower surge raises aluminum production to a record Heavy rains have improved hydropower reserves in Yunnan and allowed smelters to recommence operations.
June 12, 2024 New aluminum, nickel superalloy promises 100% hydrogen combustion engines Known as a ‘complex concentrated alloy,’ the new aluminum and nickel alloy targets high-temperature applications.
June 11, 2024 Deep contango in LME base metals signals weak nearby buying interest Spot prices for copper and aluminum in London have moved to sharply deeper discounts to the three-month contract this week.
June 10, 2024 Rio Tinto to buy Mitsubishi’s near 12% stake in Boyne Smelters In late May, Rio signed a deal to buy Sumitomo Chemical's 2.46% interest in the venture.
Ganfeng Lithium says it may face insider-trading charges In a statement published in July 2024, Ganfeng said it had traded shares of Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. in 2020 using insider information. January 04, 2026 | 09:02 am
Botswana to open embassy in Moscow, open up to Russia in rare earths and diamonds Russia is seeking to strengthen its foothold in Africa amid the wider confrontation with the West. January 04, 2026 | 08:52 am
Coronado’s Curragh mining suspension adds to financial woes A roof collapse occurred at about 3 p.m. local time Friday at Curragh’s Mammoth underground mine. January 03, 2026 | 07:53 pm
