December 18, 2020

Iron ore price leaps to highest since 2011

Iron ore prices surged again Friday amid trading spikes Chinese steelmakers have called “unreasonable” and “abnormal.”

December 18, 2020

Solgold CEO handed shareholder rebuke at annual meeting

SolGold said in a release that 44.7% of investors voted against reappointing Nick Mather as director.

December 18, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive; SolGold CEO handed shareholder rebuke at annual meeting; Anglo American to divest from thermal coal operations by 2023

December 18, 2020

Old coal mines can win a second life as green energy hotspots

Australia is studying plans to transform a disused underground coal mine into a pumped hydro facility.

December 18, 2020

Rio Tinto outlines Oyu Tolgoi’s path forward

Update specifies "mining by sections" plan that should make of Oyu Tolgoi the world’s No.4 copper operation by 2030.

December 17, 2020

Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive

Jakob Stausholm will have to rebuild Rio’s reputation following an international outcry over its destruction of sacred Aboriginal rock shelters.

December 16, 2020

Iron ore prices on the march again

Futures hit fresh record in China after country's steel industry body in call with Rio TInto says current pricing mechanism "unreasonable."

December 16, 2020

Newcrest signs 15-year renewable power deal for Cadia

This deal is expected to deliver an approximate 20% reduction in Newcrest’s greenhouse gas emissions.

December 16, 2020

Karora shares up on new results in Western Australia

Company announced a a 334% increase in consolidated gold Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves for its Beta Hunt and Higginsville operations in Western Australia.

December 16, 2020

Rio Tinto’s $6.7bn Oyu Tolgoi expansion to begin in 2022

The update on budget and timeline for the expansion didn't provide clarity on the funding and economics surrounding the giant project.