August 2, 2024 BHP turns to mediation to avoid strike at Escondida The last significant strike at Escondida, in 2017, lasted 44 days, hurt BHP's production and drove global copper prices up.
August 1, 2024 Australia may speed tax breaks for critical minerals refining The move follows Albemarle's announcement this week that it could shed about 300 jobs in Australia.
August 1, 2024 Iron ore price rises to more than 1-week high on upbeat demand outlook Rio Tinto reported higher first-half underlying earnings on Wednesday.
July 31, 2024 Mining powerhouse Australia to tighten up exploration rules No mining entity listed on the ASX will be exempt from the changes, which are expected to take effect next year, according to JORC committee chair.
July 31, 2024 BHP says iron ore supply not affected by minor rail car incident According to the company, two cars derailed at a railyard near Port Hedland in Western Australia.
July 31, 2024 Liontown kicks off lithium production in Western Australia The Kathleen Valley lithium mine is expected to reach production capacity of 3 million tonnes per year in early 2025.
July 31, 2024 Rio Tinto open to major acquisitions to meet copper goals CEO Jakob Stausholm noted that buying quality assets in the current “hot market” would be “seriously" expensive.
July 30, 2024 Rio Tinto half-year profit meets estimates, expects good demand in China The world's largest iron ore producer reported underlying earnings of $5.8 billion for the six months.
July 30, 2024 Cameroon signs bauxite deal with Canyon Resources Canyon is developing the world-class Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon.
July 30, 2024 Cyprium, Glencore partner to restart Nifty copper mine in Australia Nifty produced more than 700,000 tonnes of copper when it was in operations.
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
