January 26, 2026 Pope Leo XIV urges ethical mining in Vatican talks Catholic Church leader met with mining giants at the Vatican to advocate for ethics, workers' rights, and environmental care.
January 25, 2026 Vale mine overflow sends water into competitor’s site Company said it is investigating an overflow of water with sediment in a pit at the Fabrica mine.
January 23, 2026 ERG earmarks $1B for Kazakhstan operations Operations of the private, Luxembourg-headquartered miner in Kazakhstan represent more than one-third of the country’s metals and mining industry.
January 23, 2026 BHP ships Jimblebar iron ore to Malaysia, Vietnam as China ban stalls sales BHP has been offering more discounts for its iron ore including the Jimblebar fines to try to facilitate sales in China.
January 23, 2026 Ivanhoe Atlantic pivots to US IPO after rail deal win Rail access unlocks Guinea export route, reviving a long-stalled iron ore project and reshaping Ivanhoe Atlantic’s listing plans.
January 22, 2026 CHARTS: New study shows global mining is now a brownfield industry The rise of brownfield mining and the fall in grassroots exploration is reshaping global mineral supply with the early 2020s marked as turning point.
January 22, 2026 Op-Ed: When mining’s leaders no longer fit the moment History shows that leaders who excel in one moment can falter in another not because they change, but because the problem they were built to solve does.
January 21, 2026 Fortescue’s second-quarter iron ore shipments rise 2% Shipments from the company's flagship Iron Bridge project in Western Australia's Pilbara region rose 44% from last year.
January 21, 2026 Rio Tinto copper output rises as merger talks loom Strong iron ore shipments and Oyu Tolgoi’s copper surge steadied results, but analysts question chasing Glencore at cycle highs.
January 20, 2026 Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale.
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