February 15, 2022

Fortescue Metals first-half profit drops 32% as costs weigh

The miner posted an underlying net profit of $2.78 billion, compared with $4.08 billion a year earlier.

February 15, 2022

Glencore coal mine in spotlight as methane hotspot emerges

Scientists estimated the Hail Creek mine spewed between 123,000 and 263,000 metric tons of methane last year.

February 15, 2022

Glencore earmarks $1.5 billion for probes amid record profit

The world’s biggest commodity trader expects long-running corruption investigations in the US and the UK to be resolved this year.

February 14, 2022

BHP first-half profits beat estimates and triggers talk of M&A

The world's no.1 miner had a busy six months marked by sweeping changes, including selling its $13 billion petroleum business and a listing unification, while managing pandemic-related disruptions to its…

February 14, 2022

Rio Tinto seals heritage protection plan for iron ore project

The agreement with the Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation will ensure that significant social and cultural heritage values are protected.

February 14, 2022

Activist investor Bluebell presses Glencore to spin off coal assets

The London-based hedge fund has charted out a new structure for Glencore that would allow the miner to keep control of its coal assets.

February 13, 2022

Giant miners to see record profits slip as cost pressures bite

The top-five western diversified mining companies may see combined 2021 second-half earnings of $73 billion.

February 13, 2022

New discovery on liquid metal alloys may lead to high-efficiency electronics

Researchers investigated how metallic components interact and separate to form patterns when alloys solidify.

February 11, 2022

Shenghe Resources to buy stake in Australia’s Peak Rare Earths

The stake, which will be sold by Appian Pinnacle to Shenghe's Singapore unit, will cost the latter around A$39.25 million.

February 11, 2022

Copper price retreats on risk-off sentiment, profit-taking

"There's a general cooling of the economy in China. Infrastructure and property are both key in terms of driving metals demand and we do not expect a quick reversal in…