May 12, 2025

RANKED: World’s top 20 largest gold mines

A turbulent trade war that could reconfigure the global economy has spotlighted gold's strategic importance.

May 12, 2025

Pension fund exits Australia’s MinRes, citing governance concerns

The mining services provider has been grappling with governance issues, primarily involving billionaire founder Chris Ellison.

May 12, 2025

Minmetals unit sets sight on global potash assets with bid for Australian miner

A unit of the state-owned miner plans to invest $300 million to take control of Highfield Resources.

May 12, 2025

South32 appoints Anglo American executive Matthew Daley as CEO

Daley will join as deputy chief executive officer early next year.

May 12, 2025

Rio Tinto to ship Simandou ore in November

Rio Tinto also announced the $399 million sale of a 30% stake in Winu copper-gold project to Sumitomo Metals.

May 11, 2025

Norway’s wealth fund to engage Rio Tinto, South32 over environmental concerns

The council pointed to concerns over the companies' involvement in the Mineração Rio do Norte joint venture, a significant bauxite mine in the Amazon rainforest.

May 9, 2025

South32’s Hermosa project advances in federal permitting

Hermosa is currently the only advanced mining project in the US capable of producing two federally designated critical minerals.

May 7, 2025

Rio Tinto extracts first gallium from Quebec operations

The gallium was recovered from material produced at Rio Tinto’s alumina refinery in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.

May 6, 2025

Lynas CEO says company is eyeing rare earths buys in Malaysia, Brazil

CEO Amanda Lacaze says it is uneconomic to rely upon government funding to construct and then government funding to produce.

May 6, 2025

Lake Resources launches review of Argentina lithium project

The review is exploring options that include the sale of a stake in the Kachi project.