October 3, 2013 Goodbye humans, hello automation: Rio Tinto ditching $225k/year drivers in Pilbara The plan is to cut 40% of Pilbara drivers by 2016.
October 3, 2013 Nautilus gets the green light to mine under water, will receive $118 million in compensation The miner's shares were up almost 32% at 10:45 ET in Toronto after the announcement.
October 2, 2013 Gold price bounces right back on debt ceiling, jobs data Recovering nearly 30$ of the 40$ in Tuesday losses.
October 2, 2013 Rio Tinto to sell closed Blair Athol coal mine Talks with Linc Energy Ltd are said to be at an advanced stage and an agreement may be announced as soon as tomorrow.
October 1, 2013 Aussie magnate Rinehart giving up trustee role to end children’s suit John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart sued their mother in September 2011, attempting to remove her as head of the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust.
September 30, 2013 New Zealand miners hit back at negative media campaign "A dose of realism urgently needed on platinum tender."
September 30, 2013 4 years late, $6bn over budget Sino Iron fires up one 4mtpa line China's Citic Pacific's $8 billion magnetite mine in Australia has finally gone into production.
September 30, 2013 Rio Tinto finds thermal coal the hardest sell Bidders for its Clermont mine in Australia want too much of a bargain.
September 30, 2013 The Glencore giant isn’t coming for us: OZ Minerals UK media suggested this weekend that Glencore had quietly built a 10% stake in OZ and was considering a bid.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
