January 26, 2022 Rising copper prices boost Freeport-McMoRan profit Prices of copper, considered to be an economic bellwether, rose by a quarter last year and are expected to continue their positive momentum in 2022 due to the metal's central…
January 25, 2022 Iron ore price jumps as Fortescue, BHP and Rio Tinto face labour shortage Mining stocks slid, with Fortescue down more than 4% from the previous week
January 25, 2022 BHP, university researchers to explore four-dimensional controls on nickel mineral systems BHP has partnered with three universities whose research is expected to challenge the current understanding of the nickel mineral system.
January 24, 2022 2022 – a year of rebalancing for metals and mining “The most likely outcome is an environment where commodity prices can settle from the extraordinary highs of 2021. But there are plenty of risks to this outlook," says Wood Mackenzie.
January 24, 2022 Rio Tinto and Mongolia settle feud over Oyu Tolgoi copper mine The deal marks a positive development for Rio, which is reeling from Serbia's rejection last week of its proposed lithium mine as well as local opposition to projects in Ghana…
January 24, 2022 Fortescue reports rise in shipments but flags labour shortage The world's fourth-largest iron ore miner said it shipped 47.5mt of the steel-making commodity in the December quarter.
January 24, 2022 Robots achieve unmanned underground mine inspection A mobile infrastructure depth of 1.7 kilometers was achieved to enable the reestablishment of operations at a collapsed limestone mine and restore jobs.
January 24, 2022 China lets in most of the Australian coal stranded at its ports Most of the Australian coal used by steelmakers that was being held at Chinese ports in the wake of Beijing’s import ban has now been cleared.
January 23, 2022 South32 second-quarter metallurgical coal output falls 15% South32's metallurgical coal output was hurt by an extension of a longwall form of mining at its Illawarra project.
January 23, 2022 Fortescue to buy Williams Advanced Engineering for $222m Fortescue Future Industries and WAE will work together to decarbonise Fortescue.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
