June 28, 2014 VIDEO: Rio’s robot army has been to the moon and back 5 times The autonomous trucks mining the Pilbara controlled from Rio Tinto's nerve center in Perth have moved 200 million tonnes and traveled 4 million kilometers.
June 27, 2014 Rio Tinto’s plans to mine potash in Canada got a lot more serious While it did not disclose the costs and planned capital expenditure for the Albany project, Rio has previously said the deposit had enough potash to sustain a low cost operation…
June 26, 2014 The real costs of public protest Community mobilization effective at raising costs to companies.
June 25, 2014 Australia’s newest uranium mine will lose money, won’t create any jobs Government is touting the Four Mile mine as “the most significant deposit found anywhere in the world in the last 25 years."
June 25, 2014 Australia slashes iron ore outlook on increased supply The world’s largest iron ore exporter has cut price estimates for this year and 2015.
June 25, 2014 BHP abandons planned Canada’s Jansen potash export facility The exclusivity agreement, which expired last week, would have given BHP the right to develop a potash port close to its Jansen project.
June 24, 2014 Nathan Tinkler’s $150 million Wilkie Creek coal mine on track The former billionaire denied media reports saying his $150 million agreement to buy coal mine could be delayed or derailed because he has not satisfied contractual financing conditions.
June 24, 2014 BHP mulls further job cuts Up to 3,000 jobs could be axed from BHP's flagship iron ore division, where 500 jobs have already been lost.
June 24, 2014 Aussie firm rejects claims of planning to mine for rare earth in Idaho There is an estimated 104,300 metric tons of thorium and rare earth element-rich veins in the area where MMG Limited has been granted exploration rights.
June 23, 2014 Mongolia says Rio Tinto owes $130 million in Oyu Tolgoi unpaid taxes The long-dragged dispute between Rio and the Mongolian government over a $6.6 billion underground expansion of Oyu Tolgoi has hit a fresh impasse.
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