February 22, 2023 Rio Tinto halves dividend on 41% annual profit drop Rio's bottom line was hit by weaker iron ore prices as demand from China slowed, as well as higher labour and material costs.
February 17, 2023 Ghana mining fund mulls multi-million investment in Atlantic Lithium Ghana's state-owned Minerals Income Investment Fund plans to take an equity stake in Atlantic with up to a $30 million investment.
February 13, 2023 France grants loan to Eramet’s SLN nickel unit to avert collapse The French government has agreed to grant a 40 million euro loan to SLN.
February 7, 2023 Brazil okays BHP’s $6.6 billion acquisition of OZ Minerals The deal still requires the approval of Australia’s regulatory bodies and the copper-gold miner shareholders, who are set to vote in April.
February 1, 2023 Search team finds Rio Tinto’s radioactive capsule lost in Australia The capsule was recovered after a nearly week-long search involving around 100 people along a 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) stretch of highway.
February 1, 2023 Tombador Iron halts Brazil mine due to unrest Protests have erupted in Brazil as supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro try prompting a military coup to overthrow Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
January 30, 2023 Rio Tinto sorry for loss of radioactive capsule in Australia The loss of a small, but “highly radioactive” widget has triggered a radiation alert across parts of the vast state of Western Australia.
January 11, 2023 Norwest Energy urges shareholders to reject MinRes’ takeover bid Norwest said the bid failed to recognize the value of the firm, which has stake in a major gas discovery in West Australia’s Perth Basin.
January 9, 2023 Tianqi, IGO to buy Australian lithium junior Essential Metals Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia, which is 51% owned by Tianqi and 49% by IGO Ltd, has offered A$136 million ($94m) for Essential.
January 5, 2023 Investors with $2.2 trillion in assets ask Glencore to disclose thermal coal plans A group of top shareholders has moved to force Glencore provide greater disclosure on its coal production plans.
Larvotto expands technical capabilities at Hillgrove antimony-gold project With ECORE, Larvotto can immediately scan drill core after drilling, providing multi-element and mineral maps and data. December 04, 2025 | 12:02 pm
