February 8, 2018

Ivanhoe boss said he’d pay higher taxes in Congo if it benefits locals

Robert Friedland, founder and executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines, said he would be happy to pay higher taxes if there is stability in Congo's rules and transparency in the accounting…

February 8, 2018

China wealth fund said to join fray for $2bn Rio Tinto portfolio

The country's sovereign wealth fund is considering joining the bidding for Rio Tinto's last remaining coal mines.

February 7, 2018

Caution to investors looking to uranium

Investor, Modern Energy Expert & Author of ‘My Electrician Drives a Porsche?’, Gianni Kovacevic cautions investors looking to uranium.

February 7, 2018

Rio Tinto pays biggest divvy in history as profit hits three-year high

Mining giant posts 90% increase in profit amid what CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques calls “resilient” commodity prices.

February 6, 2018

Gold price: 9 straight years of record annual mine production

New report shows world's mines produced all-time peak of 105 million troy ounces of gold in 2017 despite 9% drop in output in top producer China.

February 5, 2018

Rio investors asked to push miner to leave Minerals Council of Australia

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility says it needs 100 shareholders to co-file resolution at Rio’s upcoming annual general meeting.

February 2, 2018

Asia Gold-India demand picks up after tax announcement

Jewellers in India had delayed purchases earlier this week and offered gold at a discount anticipating a reduction in the tax in the country's annual budget on Thursday.

February 1, 2018

World Copper Conference to be held in Santiago, Chile on April 9 to 11

CRU’s 17th World Copper Conference is a premier copper conference that attracts over 500 delegates.

January 31, 2018

Animation: human population growth over all of history

Imagine that for every million people on Earth, there was a single dot on a map. What if we went back in time, watched dots accumulate over human history?

January 31, 2018

Rio Tinto rejects allegation it dodged $700 million in Oyu Tolgoi taxes

Dutch non-profit organization claims Rio and its Canadian subsidiary Turquoise Hill used a complex network of tax haven subsidiaries and lending money to itself at high interest rates.