January 19, 2021 SolGold CEO to retire after shareholder pressure Resignation comes a month after Nick Mather was handed a strong rebuke at the company’s annual meeting, when nearly half of shareholders voted against his reappointment to the board.
January 19, 2021 Rio Tinto CEO urges patience in repairing Indigenous ties as iron ore output grows Stausholm said he wants to take "a more inclusive approach" with all stakeholders to improve the company's decision-making and performance.
January 18, 2021 Iron ore price rallies on record-breaking China steel output China's steel output crossed the 1 billion tonne mark for the first time.
January 18, 2021 New Rio Tinto boss has Mongolian bullet to bite Rio chief exec Jakob Stausholm has a challenging to-do list and atop it sits the troubled $10 billion Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project.
January 15, 2021 Miner gets closer to producing ‘green’ lithium for EV batteries Australian startup Vulcan Energy claims it can produce battery-grade lithium without emitting carbon dioxide.
January 15, 2021 Iron ore price hits fresh 9-and-half year high Iron ore prices are already up 8% in 2021 after customs data showed Chinese imports hitting a record high of 1.2 billion tonnes.
January 15, 2021 China mulls allowing some Australian coal imports amid ban The shipments that could be cleared are those that arrived before a ban on Australian coal went into effect.
January 15, 2021 Stakes high for Rio Tinto, Mongolia as Oyu Tolgoi talks loom The next three to six months will be crucial to the future of the vast copper-gold mine, as the companies behind the operation negotiate with the government.
January 14, 2021 Rio Tinto to keep New Zealand aluminum smelter until 2024 Power deal with Meridian Energy delays the likely closure of the facility by at least three years.
January 13, 2021 Galan Lithium to acquire 80% of Greenbushes South The project is about 3km south of Greenbushes, the largest hard-rock lithium mine in the world.
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
