Rio Tinto hikes investment in the Pilbara
It has spent over $385 million (A$500 million) in the past year to continue developing the Greater Tom Price iron ore operations.
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After gold’s slide, what happens to miners?
The sun may be about to shine on the precious metals, even if the upcoming rally is not yet destined to last.
Victoria’s Eagle mine to produce 180,000 to 200,000 oz this year
Gold production is expected to be more strongly weighted to the second half of the year.
Equinox adds to Hardrock stake in Ontario
The company has entered into an agreement with Orion Mine Finance to add 10% from Orion’s 50% share of the project.
Standard Lithium produces high-purity lithium carbonate, shares up
The company has completed the conversion of its Arkansas-produced lithium chloride into 99.985% pure lithium carbonate.
China chips away at coal addiction to chase climate goals
Coal use accounted for 56.8% of the country’s total energy consumption last year, down 0.9 of a percentage point from 2019.
Combination with Freeport had a lot of logic – Barrick CEO
Freeport Chief Executive Richard Adkerson said he has no desire to combine Freeport with Barrick or another gold producer.
Cerrejon says reached deal with indigenous community on environment, health
The miner produced 12.4 million tonnes of coal in 2020, down almost 52% from 2019.
China says domestic competition hurting rare earth prices
Prices for some rare earths in China, such as praseodymium-neodymium, have spiked to multi-year highs this year amid strong demand from the electric vehicle sector.