July 29, 2021 Gupta pays $25 million to end long-running spat with Rio Tinto The dispute with Rio dates back to the miner’s sale of the Dunkirk smelter in France to Gupta for $500 million in 2018.
July 28, 2021 CHARTS: Iron ore, copper price – shot… chaser BMO Capital Markets this week made some changes to its metals and mining outlook for H2 2021, raising expectations pretty much across the board.
July 28, 2021 Rio Tinto pays $9.1 billion dividend as profit hits record Rio Tinto is the first of the majors to post earnings, kicking off a reporting season that’s expected to see record results across the board.
July 28, 2021 Ex Rio Tinto chief Walsh joins Aboriginal group’s board Appointment comes after a particularly fraught period in relations between traditional land owners and Australia's powerful mining companies.
July 27, 2021 Australian nickel-gold miner IGO revenue rises on robust prices, sales IGO, which completed a $1.4 billion deal to buy a stake in Tianqi Lithium's Australian assets last month, has been looking to focus on its nickel and lithium ventures.
July 27, 2021 Top Australian capital raises seek to create mining value Australian companies raise funds to advance a suite of projects including copper, nickel, gold, silver, lithium rare earths and uranium.
July 27, 2021 African nations criticize push to fast-track deep-sea mining talks The task of agreeing on regulations by mid-2023 is "seemingly insurmountable".
July 27, 2021 CEO of Aboriginal group whose rock shelters Rio Tinto destroyed steps down Carol Meredith will leave the role in September to spend more time with family overseas and the search for a new chief executive is underway.
July 27, 2021 Stanmore gets approval to develop Queensland coal project The project would be an extension of Isaac Plains, producing up to 2.5 million tonnes per annum of saleable coking coal.
July 27, 2021 Fight over nickel assets heats up with BHP’s $258m Noront bid Offer represents a 69% premium to Noront’s closing price on Monday and is 129% higher than the closing price on May 21, a day before Wyloo’s proposal.
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