March 11, 2022

This 36-year-old is leading Latin America to a green revolution

Gabriel Boric is in the vanguard of a new awareness across Latin America of climate change and its link to inequality.

March 11, 2022

Billionaire Friedland banks on Liberia’s railway to tap Guinean iron

He wants to begin development of Nimba, near Liberia’s border and estimated to hold 1 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore, next year.

March 11, 2022

Guinea junta halts Rio Tinto’s Simandou iron ore project

The 2-billion-tonne iron ore deposit has sat undeveloped in Guinea's southeast for 25 years.

March 10, 2022

Iron ore price retreats while BofA sees risk of market deficit in 2022

Bank of America said prices at $150 a tonne are justifiable at present.

March 10, 2022

Evraz’s London shares suspended after Abramovich sanctions

Company shares fell 16% after the announcement. 

March 10, 2022

Creditors of Vale-BHP venture Samarco suspend assembly to analyze new proposal

Samarco, a joint venture between Vale and BHP, is considering making adjustments to the plan but not major changes.

March 10, 2022

How ‘leaky waves’ from ambient noise can reveal what lies underneath earth’s surface

Researchers have improved the way of studying the geologic structures beneath earth's surface by using ambient noise.

March 10, 2022

Rio Tinto cuts ties with Russian businesses over Ukraine war

The decision throws into doubt the future of Rio's aluminum joint venture with Rusal and an Irish refinery, key to Europe’s aluminum sector.

March 9, 2022

Mapped: US mineral production, by state

This infographic maps US non-fuel mineral production by state in 2021 using data from the United States Geological Survey.

March 8, 2022

Inflation, volatility from Ukraine war to have impact, says BHP CEO

The company is forecasting 0.5% lower global growth than previously anticipated.