BHP iron ore output hits new record but copper production tanks
World number one miner's Pilbara mines produce 268m tonnes for the year, but strike at Escondida sees copper output slide 16%.
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Amplats warns H1 profits to fall on impairments, rand
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Rio’s revised iron ore guidance pushes price to three-month high
From the recent low of $53.36 a tonne hit on June 13, iron ore prices have now surged more than 27%.
Clean energy transition to increase demand for minerals — World Bank
Big winners will be aluminum, copper, lead, lithium, manganese, nickel, silver, steel, and zinc and rare earth minerals such as indium, molybdenum, and neodymium.
Coal mine sold for less than $1 reopens, to reach full production by year-end
Blair Athol thermal coal mine, located in Queensland, Australia, had been closed since 2012 when former owner Rio Tinto shut down operations after almost 30 years of production.
