July 16, 2025 Rinehart urges Rio Tinto to shift main office to Australia She also took a swipe at Rio's Simandou project, dubbed the "Pilbara killer," for its potential to rival the region as the top iron ore hub.
July 16, 2025 Antofagasta’s copper production up 11% in strong first half The Chilean miner, the largest copper producer after Codelco, generated 314,900 tonnes of copper in H1 2025, up from 284,700 in H1 2024.
July 15, 2025 Informal miners lift blockades along Peru’s key copper route, protest leader says The informal miners plan to suspend the protest at least through Friday.
July 15, 2025 India in talks with Chile, Peru to source critical minerals India is also working with trading partners to reduce dependence on China for critical minerals.
July 15, 2025 Rio Tinto picks iron ore boss Simon Trott as new CEO The board believes the company has become too complex, and the new CEO will be tasked with simplifying it.
July 14, 2025 B2Gold could spend $740M on Gramalote mine after confirming viability Study confirms the technical, economic and environmental viability of the project located in the municipality of San Roque in Colombia.
July 14, 2025 Brazil Potash inks $200M MOU to power Autazes project The Autazes project is pegged to be the largest fertilizer mine in Latin America.
July 14, 2025 Study bumps value by 21% at B2Gold’s Gramalote project in Colombia The $941 million NPV comes with an internal rate of return of 22%.
July 14, 2025 Vitol bolsters metals expansion with $240 million iron ore deal The deal signed with CIA Siderúrgica Nacional SA is for the delivery of 6 million tons of iron ore over four years.
July 14, 2025 Amazonian leaders bring a dark message on gold trading to London Representatives of the Yanomami, Krenak and Kambeba peoples of the Brazilian Amazon met with leaders in British academia and finance to give first-hand accounts of the hidden devastation.
Ioneer expects partner search to conclude in H1 2026 In July, the Australian mine developer launched a formal strategic partnering process after Sibanye-Stillwater walked away from the lithium-boron project. December 19, 2025 | 08:18 am