October 18, 2023 BHP CEO says ‘ship has sailed’ on potential acquisition of Canada’s Nutrien The world’s biggest mining company is concentrated on building its own potash business instead.
October 18, 2023 Rio Tinto aims to add more iron ore with stronger China outlook The producer will spend $70 million to lift production at Gudai-Darri, its newest mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
October 18, 2023 Paladin becomes sole owner of Michelin uranium project With its JV partners now out of the picture, Paladin will work on defining a path forward for the project in Labrador, Canada.
October 18, 2023 Codelco to buy Lithium Power for $244 million The acquisition would mark the Chilean copper giant's first foray into the lithium space, as part of the country's new public-private model for the sector.
October 17, 2023 Whitehaven to buy BHP’s Queensland coal mines in $4.1bn deal The decision furthers BHP's push to exit its coal operations in Queensland.
October 17, 2023 Glencore to shut Mount Isa copper mines by 2025, cut 1,000 jobs – AFR Move will result in the loss of about 1,000 jobs, though it will keep its refinery and smelters open in North Queensland.
October 16, 2023 Newcrest reports lower quarterly gold output on maintenance shutdowns Planned maintenance activities at the miner's Cadia, Telfer, Brucejack projects resulted in a lower throughput.
October 16, 2023 Rio Tinto’s Q3 iron ore shipments rise marginally on Gudai-Darri strength The company generates 70% of its profit through its iron ore operations.
October 16, 2023 Giant lithium deal collapses after Australian billionaire Rinehart steps in Albemarle has walked away from its $4.2 billion takeover of Liontown Resources after Australia’s richest woman built up a blocking minority.
October 16, 2023 Top miners, academics partner to seek new ways to discover sedimentary copper Kupferschiefer project aims to revisit archive geological data and reinterpret it using petroleum and mineral system approaches, creating maps of mineral prospective areas within the Central European Basin.
Titan Mining starts graphite production at New York plant Milestone marks the first step in re-establishing a domestic natural graphite supply chain in the US for the first time in 70 years. January 26, 2026 | 04:15 pm
