October 13, 2023 Iron ore price struggles for direction as traders assess China demand Hopes of additional economic stimulus by Beijing helped limit losses.
October 11, 2023 NASA to launch first mission to metal-rich asteroid Scientists believe the asteroid can help discoveries about Earth's core and those of other terrestrial planets.
October 11, 2023 World’s top miners need more ambition to meet climate targets The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis examined five miners with goals to become carbon neutral by 2050 — and found varying degrees of purpose in meeting that target.
October 10, 2023 How to turn mine tailings into healthy soil Researchers have developed a new method that is expected to save miners billions of dollars by minimizing the cost and risk of tailings storage.
October 10, 2023 Aboriginal elders suspend Rio Tinto site survey over heritage concerns Western Australia is set to overturn its 2021 Aboriginal cultural heritage protection laws, introduced on July 1, due to opposition from landowners.
October 9, 2023 Rio Tinto says no damage to Aboriginal rock shelter structure from Aug. 6 blast There has been much less outrage about this incident compared to three years ago, when Rio Tinto destroyed rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in the same region.
October 9, 2023 Swedish industrialists explore $6 billion green steel project in Canada H2 Green Steel is in talks with governments in Canada to build a factory in northern Quebec, as the young firm tries to deliver on a promise — steel produced…
October 9, 2023 Fortescue secures initial renewable energy for Gibson Island project The agreement will also underpin the development of a new renewable energy project in North Queensland.
October 9, 2023 Rio Tinto expects slightly higher Pilbara iron ore shipment in 2024 Its Pilbara shipments guidance is unchanged for 2023 and remains in the upper half of the 320 million to 335 million ton range.
October 8, 2023 Stone Age Ethiopians knew how to source their iron-rich rocks Middle Stone Age Ethiopians progressively replaced exotic iron-rich high-quality rocks with lower quality, poorer in iron, but locally available ones. Researchers now have clues as to why this happened.
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