October 16, 2020 Rio Tinto vows reform as Australian lawmaker accuses industry of cultural genocide CEO said miner made key changes since heritage blasts.
October 16, 2020 Glencore in nickel supply talks with EV battery makers Demand for nickel is forecast to surge in coming years as companies from Tesla to Volkswagen add to their lineups of electric models.
October 16, 2020 Top miners, University of Queensland join to research coarse particle processing Newmont, Anglo and Glencore are now part of the Collaborative Consortium for Coarse Particle Processing Research.
October 15, 2020 Newmont CEO not interested in returning to Rio Tinto Prior to joining Newmont in 2014, Tom Palmer spent two decades at Rio.
October 15, 2020 Lucapa’s Mothae diamond mine richer than thought Lucapa said Mothae's indicated diamond resource increased by 6.8 million tonnes to 9.2 million tonnes.
October 14, 2020 BHP says Chinese coal customers have made deferment requests Chairman Ken MacKenzie confirmed information after reports that China had put a freeze on accepting Australian coal amid trade tensions between the two countries.
October 14, 2020 Newcrest shares solid as it starts trading in Canada Shares in Newcrest were up almost 2% in pre-market trading in Toronto as the miner headed to its second day on the TSX.
October 13, 2020 China’s reported ban on Australian coal escalates dispute beyond mere nuisance Ties between the two have been severely strained on a political level by Canberra’s call for an international investigation into the novel coronavirus pandemic.
October 13, 2020 Aboriginal group says Fortescue withholds royalties on mining leases The Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation said that the miner is withholding nearly $1.4 million until it signs off on mining leases that cover areas containing many sacred sites.
October 13, 2020 Australian firm tiptoes into battery making with country’s first plant Energy Renaissance plans to invest $20-million to build a plant in Tomago, in the state of New South Wales, initially producing 66 MWh a year of batteries.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm