April 27, 2023 Glencore buys stakes in Norsk Hydro and Vale’s assets in Brazil It's taking a 30% stake in alumina refinery Alunorte and a 5% interest in bauxite producer Mineracao Rio do Norte, both in Para, Brazil.
March 31, 2023 High-quality concrete produced with coal fly ash Scientists at Rice University are employing flash Joule heating to remove toxic heavy metals from fly ash and use the resulting product to manufacture concrete.
February 22, 2023 Rio Tinto halves dividend on 41% annual profit drop Rio's bottom line was hit by weaker iron ore prices as demand from China slowed, as well as higher labour and material costs.
January 9, 2023 Top 50 mining companies in 2022: coal, lithium win big, China investors lose out Commodity prices are always volatile, but in 2022 metal and mining markets reached new levels of turbulence, as the pandemic played out in China and the Ukraine war upended global…
December 21, 2022 Indonesia confirms bauxite export ban to proceed as scheduled The measure, which led to a dispute at the World Trade Organization, also helped boost the value of Indonesia's exports.
December 13, 2022 China may extend state iron ore buying strategy to lithium If successful in iron ore, the mandate of China's new centralised state buyer could be extended to lithium, copper and bauxite.
November 30, 2022 Most Australian mine workers dissatisfied with their jobs – report A recent report led by researchers at Curtin University found that Australian mining companies have a stronger focus on employees’ physical health and safety than on their mental health and…
November 18, 2022 Mali forms new state-owned miner The company, Société de Recherche et d'Exploitation Minière du Mali (Sorem SA), will be fully funded by the state.
October 31, 2022 Saudi Arabia to auction five new mining exploration licenses in 2023 The government estimates the kingdom's unused mineral resources to be valued at $1.33-trillion.
October 7, 2022 JPMorgan stuns bond traders with premium bids for troubled miner Metalcorp’s bonds have been in the limelight this week after the company said Monday that it couldn’t repay €70 million debt.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
