November 21, 2016 About 500 iron ore jobs to go at Rio Tinto The world's second largest miner said the job cuts at its Australian iron ore business are part of a restructuring of the division.
November 18, 2016 Gold Fields withdraws $1.4bn offer for Kirkland Lake The Johannesburg-based company, however, said it remained interested in a negotiated transaction.
November 18, 2016 Randgold, Newcrest join forces to explore Ivory Coast for more gold The new venture is part of Randgold's ambitious plan to discover three new deposits in the next five years.
November 17, 2016 CHART: Trump $500 billion will do very little for global mining Even if the US president-elect's massive infrastructure build-out plan makes it through Congress intact.
November 17, 2016 Here’s what you need to learn about S. Africa’s ruling on employee housing for miners Recent ruling confirms expenses incurred by mining companies for employee housing can be claimed in terms of mining capital expenditure.
November 17, 2016 Heads roll at Rio Tinto over Simandou probe — Davies, Valentine fired Energy and Minerals chief executive Alan Davies said he would take the mining giant to court over his dismissal, adding there were “no grounds” for his termination.
November 17, 2016 Of 22 banks polled NO-ONE sees copper price rally continue New survey of analysts calls into question post-Trump surge with consensus forecasts pointing to sharp decline by year-end and continuing weakness in 2017.
November 16, 2016 Congo state miner ‘strongly opposed’ to Lundin’s sale of stake in Tenke Gecamines claims it has pre-emptive rights to buy the stake as owner of the country’s mining titles.
November 16, 2016 Fleurette responds to Global Witness Congo royalties report Israeli financier Dan Gertler's firm disputes report outlining purchase from Congo state-owned miner of royalty streams from Glencore-owned copper mines.
November 16, 2016 Rio learnt about Simandou dubious payment over a year ago — report Company is said to have found out about the emails referring to a questionable $10.5m payment to a consultant over the Guinea project more than a year ago, not 'just'…
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. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm