August 10, 2020 Investors call for greater Rio Tinto accountability over destroyed caves British and Australian investment funds say that Rio Tinto's testimony last week raised questions about the accountability of its senior leadership.
August 10, 2020 BHP to pay $840 million to break from coal in Chile Escondida and Spence mines have ended a 2008 energy contract with a coal-fired thermoelectric plant early.
August 7, 2020 Rio Tinto didn’t inform cave blast owners of other mine plans Rio CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques faced an Australian Senate inquiry after the miner in late May legally destroyed sacred caves in Pilbara region.
August 7, 2020 Fortescue rethinking expansion that endangers Australian sacred site Decision comes as an Indigenous group said the project threatened heritage sites, including a 60,000 year-old rock shelter.
August 6, 2020 PNG halts Ok Tedi copper mine over covid-19 cases Seven workers tested positive and the country faces a surge in infections.
August 6, 2020 OceanaGold gets permit for WKP in New Zealand Company has received the mining permit for Wharekirauponga on the southern Coromandel Peninsula.
August 6, 2020 New global tailings standard guidelines aim for zero harm The first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management is aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.
August 6, 2020 Glencore posts $2.6 billion loss, scraps dividend The miner and commodities trader will focus on debt reduction.
August 5, 2020 Miners need more engineers to meet new tailings dam safety standard More than a third of the world’s tailings dams are at high risk of causing catastrophic damage to nearby communities if they crumble.
August 4, 2020 Lynas gets green light for waste treatment plant in Malaysia Malaysia has approved Australian rare earths miner Lynas' plan to build a permanent disposal facility for waste treatment.
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
