June 7, 2021 Aboriginal group disappointed by Rio Tinto board hire Ben Wyatt is to be Rio Tinto's first Indigenous board member in a move to restore a reputation tarnished after last year's destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters.
June 7, 2021 Funds flood into Australian battery mineral explorers – report Australian-listed explorers raised A$2.37 billion ($1.81 billion) in the March 2021 quarter, the most since BDO started the series in 2013.
June 4, 2021 BHP, Freeport invest in Jetti Resources’ ‘holy grail’ copper extraction technology Jetti has secured $50 million in funding from existing and new investors to support rapid deployment of the technology across large scale copper mining operations.
June 4, 2021 BHP to pay $93m for environmental harm at Escondida The figure is part of a plan drawn up to resolve a lawsuit from the state over water use and related damage to a sensitive area.
June 3, 2021 Rio Tinto appoints Aboriginal Australian former minister to board Company strives to rebuild its reputation following last year's destruction of the Juukan Gorge rockshelters.
June 3, 2021 Australia’s Wyloo bid for Noront shows battery metal scramble At stake is the future of Noront's early-stage Eagle's Nest deposit, billed by Wyloo as the largest high-grade nickel discovery in Canada since Voisey's Bay.
June 3, 2021 Kinross and S2 team up to find Finnish gold Kinross will spend up to $9.5 million to farm-in on noncore S2 ground.
June 3, 2021 Iron ore rises despite China’s moves to lower prices Bank of America forecasts iron ore will average $172.2 a tonne this year; then $143.8 a tonne in 2022.
June 3, 2021 It’s not over for coal as global prices surge on hot demand Coal is seeing a dramatic spike in demand just as several major miners are hit with production problems, sparking a surge in prices from China to Europe and the US.
Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060. December 29, 2025 | 07:59 am
