Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada’s Northwest, six dead Four passengers and two crew members died after a small Jetstream aircraft on its way to the company's Diavik mine crashed shortly after take-off. Reuters | January 24, 2024 | 3:15 am
Codelco places $2bn in bonds as miner aims to boost copper output Codelco's production has slumped to its lowest level in 25 years due to operational problems and delays in its expansion projects. Reuters | January 23, 2024 | 4:45 pm
Investor group turns up heat on mining tailings dam laggards So far 77 listed mining companies, including the world's largest BHP and Rio Tinto, have signed up to a tougher code of conduct. Reuters | January 23, 2024 | 4:39 pm
Aluminum price jumps after report EU may sanction Russian metal Prices rose as much as 3.6% on the London Metal Exchange. Bloomberg News | January 23, 2024 | 3:14 pm
Pilbara Minerals moves to preserve cash after price slump The company posted revenue of A$264 million for the quarter ended December 31. Reuters | January 23, 2024 | 3:02 pm
Rio Tinto taps Australia’s largest solar farm to power aluminum assets Once developed and approved, the Upper Calliope solar farm will have the potential to cut down Rio's operating carbon emissions by 1.8 million tonnes per year. Reuters | January 23, 2024 | 2:55 pm
Gahcho Kué diamond sales fall on weaker demand Revenue declined to $243.7 million from 2.7 million carats sold at an average value of $90 per carat. Colin McClelland | January 23, 2024 | 1:56 pm
Trafigura’s head of lithium is latest metals trader to depart Claire Blanchelande, head of lithium at Trafigura Group, is leaving in the latest departure from the trading house’s metals unit. Bloomberg News | January 23, 2024 | 12:08 pm
AME Roundup: BC’s first critical minerals strategy has some asking: ‘Is it enough?’ The strategy aims to tackle obstacles impeding project development and workforce stability. Henry Lazenby | January 23, 2024 | 11:40 am