March 4, 2021 Curtin University ranks 2nd in world for Mineral and Mining Engineering The latest results show Curtin achieved ranking in 30 subjects, including four subjects in the top 50 in the world and 20 in the top 200.
March 4, 2021 Turquoise Hill CEO quits on Rio Tinto meddling Ulf Quellmann has resigned after top shareholder Rio Tinto told the Canadian miner it plans to vote against his re-election.
March 3, 2021 Rio Tinto chairman to step down over caves blast scandal Simon Thompson is the latest high-profile departure linked to the miner’s destruction of ancient rock shelters in Western Australia.
March 2, 2021 TIMELINE-Rio Tinto’s sacred Indigenous caves blast scandal The blasts, while legal, deeply distressed the traditional owners and led to a public outcry and a national inquiry, ultimately costing three top executives and two board members, including the…
March 2, 2021 Minerals exploration in Australia jumps as supercycle looms Spending on exploration in Australia rose in the December quarter to its highest in over seven years.
March 2, 2021 Glencore’s Australia mine expansion threatens sacred sites – authority head Glencore unit McArthur River Mine received approval from the territory's mining minister last year to proceed with the expansion.
March 2, 2021 Rio Tinto, Mongolia agree to replace Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan News of the agreement comes as the Australian Taxation Office has hit the miner with a new $317 million bill.
March 1, 2021 Rio Tinto hikes investment in the Pilbara It has spent over $385 million (A$500 million) in the past year to continue developing the Greater Tom Price iron ore operations.
March 1, 2021 Australian teens lead class action against Whitehaven’s coal mine expansion It could make it more difficult for coal mines to be approved in Australia on the basis of intergenerational equity and climate change.
February 26, 2021 Nickel, cobalt price: 10 charts show China’s grip on battery supply chain to last decades Beijing's response to Biden executive order on critical minerals: "Artificial efforts to shift these chains and to decouple is not realistic."
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