March 12, 2021 Iron ore price dives on China pollution crackdown China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment has urged the country's top steelmaking city – Tangshan – to crack down on violators of air quality rules.
March 12, 2021 Agrimin’s unit signs farm-in deal with Rio Tinto for copper-gold licenses in Australia The farm-in and joint-venture deal is with Agrimin's 40%-owned unit Tali Resources Pty, and does not include any of Agrimin's tenements.
March 12, 2021 Argonaut to drill for copper against Aboriginal wishes in South Australia Drilling for the Murdie project is set to begin on March 15, despite opposition from Indigenous groups.
March 11, 2021 Russel: Iron ore demand recovering outside China, but will it be enough? The price of spot iron ore for delivery to north China has fallen in recent sessions as the market struggles to work through a competing series of both bullish and…
March 11, 2021 Shell names former BHP CEO chair Andrew Mackenzie will succeed Charles Holliday who will step down on May 18 after serving six years in the role.
March 11, 2021 Contractor asks Australia to review asset sale by China’s Tianqi Lithium MSP Engineering asks the Foreign Investment Review Board to review a sale of Tianqi’s Australian lithium business to nickel miner IGO after Tianqi refused to pay it for constructing a…
March 11, 2021 BHP says acquisitions unlikely near-term given high commodity prices The company will focus on exploration and wringing more value out of existing assets
March 10, 2021 Global mining cross border M&A deals worth $7.7bn in Q4 – report The value marked an increase of 593.7% over the previous quarter.
March 10, 2021 Danakali looks into solar, wind to power Eritrea potash project The Australian miner says that both energy sources are viable power alternatives for its 100%-owned Colluli sulphate of potash (SoP) project.
March 10, 2021 Aboriginal group to rate Australian miners on performance Fortescue and Rio Tinto who are the biggest miners on Eastern Guruma land, both welcomed the initiative.
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