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.

November 29, 2023

Brazil authorities expect Mariana dam disaster deal to close in December

According to the newspaper O Tempo, the compensation is expected to exceed that of the Brumadinho disaster, for which Vale paid $7.72 billion.

November 29, 2023

Nippon Steel to hunt for more coking coal, iron ore assets

Japan's top steelmaker already owns stakes in several coking coal mines.

November 28, 2023

Iron ore price poised to hit $150 in 2024 on Chinese stimulus, analysts say

The price outlook compares with earlier estimates of $130 per ton, and Monday's level of $135 per ton.