September 15, 2020 Juukan Gorge is a watershed moment for the world’s miners Miners have been given notice that shareholders expect a zero-failure operational model.
September 15, 2020 Fortescue says it won’t consider heritage resolution at AGM The miner said it respects the right of shareholders to demand resolutions, but will not consider them at the annual shareholder meeting to be held on Nov. 11.
September 15, 2020 BHP puts top-level salaries on ice The world's No.1 miner paid its chief executive Mike Henry $6.1 million for the first six months on the job.
September 14, 2020 Iron ore price jumps to fresh 6-year high on China building boom Iron price above $130 a tonne for the first time since January 2014 as construction leading indicator – excavator sales – surge 51%.
September 14, 2020 Rio Tinto backed CEO after blasts, then watchdog investors revolted Company still may not be off the hook with investors after it confirmed departing executives will retain incentive payments worth millions of dollars.
September 11, 2020 No fear over Brazil meeting iron ore export demand – secretary IBRAM projects that the country will export 310 million tonnes in 2020.
September 11, 2020 Rio Tinto heads roll over sacred Aboriginal site destruction CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques, iron ore boss Chris Salisbury, and corporate affairs head Simone Niven will have to step down.
September 10, 2020 Carbon emission curves for iron ore, copper, met coal and nickel Skarn has also created mine-by-mine carbon intensity curves for gold, silver and cobalt, to be published over the coming weeks.
September 10, 2020 Shareholder group seeks Fortescue moratorium on Australian cultural site damage The miner says the moratorium would disempower traditional owners, and it already has proper procedures in place.
September 10, 2020 BHP 30% by 2030 emissions reduction target fails to impress The miner has not set goals to cut its Scope 3 emissions — those indirectly generated by end-users.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
