December 9, 2020

Rio Tinto should pay for sacred caves blast — inquiry

The parliamentary inquiry into Rio's destruction of a 46,000-year-old sacred Aboriginal site in May did not refer to what financial compensation the miner should pay.

December 8, 2020

Diamond industry forecast for 2021 and beyond

Global diamond production this year fell by more than 20% to about 113 million carats.

December 8, 2020

Rio Tinto may face a fine when Australia cave inquiry reports on Weds

Even then, in the context of Rio Tinto's $123 billion valuation, the amount was not likely to be material.

December 8, 2020

Resolute says strike at Mali mine won’t impact guidance

Five-day strike over covid-19 policy began on Monday.

December 8, 2020

Tianqi Lithium sells 49% of Australian unit to IGO in $1.4bn deal

Move gives IGO access to the Greenbushes, the world’s biggest hard-rock lithium mine.

December 7, 2020

Glencore’s succession isn’t over yet

Glasenberg’s exit hasn’t been the brutal Darwinian process he so often predicted.

December 7, 2020

IGO in talks to buy into Tianqi’s Greenbushes lithium mine

Australian nickel-gold miner IGO could buy up to a 25% stake, worth close to $1.5 billion, in the world’s biggest hard-rock lithium mine.

December 4, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO; Mining supercycle talk back; Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices

December 4, 2020

Vale postpones sale of operations in New Caledonia

The miner has lost billions of dollars with the operation, located next to the Goro deposit.

December 4, 2020

Iron ore prices are going ballistic

Iron ore surges 6% to March 2013 high on Friday as Brazil supply worries, a red hot China economy, and a Beijing-Canberra row convulse seaborne trade.