Whoever replaces Simon Thompson as chairperson of Rio Tinto Group will face a raft of complex and problematic global issues.

Company had refused to pay Perth-based MSP Engineering for building a lithium hydroxide plant, saying the project ran over budget.

Ramp-up to full production is expected to take up to two weeks.

For those seeking evidence of a new commodity supercycle, and for the sceptics of a sustained boom in natural resources, Australia’s government forecaster has it covered.

Open pit mining continues to operate uninterrupted at Oyu Tolgoi.

Company is bracing for an investor revolt after handing $9.9 million to its former CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques, who was ousted over the destruction of sacred Aboriginal caves.

China's industrial profit surged 179% in the first two months from the year-ago period.