December 4, 2017

Rio Tinto aims for “intelligent” Australian iron ore mine

This intelligent mine would cost around $2.2 billion to develop and incorporate technologies such as robotics, driverless trains and trucks on a single site.

December 4, 2017

Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman

After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018.

December 1, 2017

Brazil new mining regulations pose short-term downside risks: Analysts

Could the lack of a broader mining code overhaul weigh on investor sentiment over the coming months?

December 1, 2017

Canada court backs need to consult aboriginals on projects

Canada's top court ruled in favor of aboriginal bands seeking say in Yukon territorial government effort to develop coal and iron deposits in wilderness.

December 1, 2017

Mining salaries ranked for geologists, metallurgists and the C-suite

Two-thirds of miners increase head count in '17

November 30, 2017

Two women to lead Australian iron ore mining company

As soon as the new year kicks off, Fortescue Metals Group will be led by new CEO Elizabeth Gaines and her right hand Julie Shuttleworth.

November 29, 2017

Brazil mining code unchanged as Senate fails to vote on bill

Brazil’s lower house of Congress removed from the agenda the discussion of a transitory presidential decree, which modified the country’s current mining law.

November 28, 2017

Mine site restoration needs more time: Australian researchers

They say the mining industry is being asked to achieve thousands of years of natural soil development in under a decade.

November 28, 2017

Archaeologists find connection between metalwork and Iron Age feasting rituals

Found during an excavation at Glenfield Park, Leicestershire, the collection is unprecedented in terms of the overall mix of findings.

November 28, 2017

Iron ore will go back to $50, says Goldman Sachs

Analyst Hui Shan said that Goldman’s projections see iron ore falling to $60 a ton in three months, $55 in six and $50 in 12.