December 5, 2023

Rio Tinto brings forward Simandou iron ore production to 2025

Rio owns two of four Simandou mining blocks as part of its Simfer joint venture with China's Chalco Iron Ore Holdings and the government of Guinea.

December 5, 2023

China can’t control the price of iron ore, Vale CEO says

“The rule of the economics are going to drive the price, the rule meaning supply and demand,” said Vale CEO Bartolomeo.

December 5, 2023

Vale offers iron ore price support with steady output plan

Nickel production was estimated at 160,000 to 175,000 tons next year, against some 165,000 tons in 2023.

December 5, 2023

Researchers map Australia’s path to address yearly A$4 billion on mine closure expenditures

Annual expenditures on mine closure and rehabilitation activities in Australia are expected to exceed A$4 billion by 2040.

December 4, 2023

Rio Tinto approves $77 million for Rhodes Ridge project development

Rhodes Ridge is one of the world’s best undeveloped iron ore deposits.

December 4, 2023

Column: Iron ore benchmarks diverge as China tries to cool prices

The only potential obstacle to higher prices is the possibility of stronger interventions by Beijing.

December 3, 2023

Australia’s path toward net zero is clear — but industry commitment needed

CSIRO researchers show that accelerated transition is needed across the economy if the island nation is to meet the goal of net zero before 2050.

December 3, 2023

Al Gore-backed group has a tool to decarbonize supply chains

The database covers more than 350 million sources of greenhouse gas pollution such as individual power plants, steel mills and mining operations.

December 1, 2023

Fitch sees industrial metal prices falling in 2024, gold set to rise

London's 2024 benchmark copper price could slip 2% to $8,600 per metric ton, the firm said.

December 1, 2023

Peru mining output grows 3.14% in October, slowest in 8 months

Copper production was up 2.1% from the same month a year ago, while gold and zinc jumped 10.0% and 10.4% respectively.