April 21, 2017 Strike at Escondida hurt Rio Tinto copper output Production for the first three months of the year slumped 37% compared with the same period of 2016.
April 20, 2017 Vale’s iron ore output just hit another record Production of the steelmaking raw material jumped 11% to 86.2 million tonnes in the January-March period, compared to the same quarter a year earlier.
April 18, 2017 Iron ore price collapse wipes billions off top mining stocks Another 5% iron ore price drop Tuesday slashes $30 billion from top 5 producers' market value in one month.
April 18, 2017 Climate change and risks to fossil fuel industry: sustainability train has left the station Burning coal, oil, and natural gas is responsible for two-thirds of humanity’s emissions of greenhouse gases, and yet provides more than 20% of GDP in two dozen nations.
April 18, 2017 Freeport, Indonesia work out initial Grasberg exports deal The Indonesian unit is now in the process of obtaining a full export permit.
April 18, 2017 Another potash mine coming soon to Canada’s Saskatchewan Western Potash said it’s moving ahead with its Milestone project, expected to produce 146,000 tonnes of potash annually over 12 years of planned operations.
April 14, 2017 Potash producer Belaruskali to make new kind of fertilizer — report The company is also said to be mulling a number of investment projects involving a Chinese chemical company.
April 14, 2017 Chile’s Codelco sets up lithium subsidiary The unit is expected to help speed up the approval of legislation that allows the exploration and exploitation of the country’s vast lithium deposits.
April 13, 2017 Copper production jumped by a million tonnes last year But market was in small deficit according to study.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
