July 29, 2021 China demand powers Fortescue shipments to record, beats annual estimate Fortescue shipped 49.3 million tonnes of ore in the quarter ended June 30, compared with 47.3 million tonnes a year ago.
July 29, 2021 Gupta pays $25 million to end long-running spat with Rio Tinto The dispute with Rio dates back to the miner’s sale of the Dunkirk smelter in France to Gupta for $500 million in 2018.
July 29, 2021 Home: Rio’s lithium project will test mining’s ESG credentials The formula for Kryptonite in the Superman series is the closest match to the lithium-boron chemistry of the Serbian find.
July 29, 2021 Vale revises down year-end iron ore output The company revised down its guidance for year-end iron ore production capacity to 343 million tonnes per annum from 350 million tonnes previously.
July 29, 2021 ArcelorMittal quarterly earnings highest in 13 years on strong steel demand The company said it would start a $2.2 billion buyback programme to be completed by the end of 2021.
July 28, 2021 Vale’s second-quarter buoyed by iron ore prices, hit by provisions Vale reported a Q2 net income of $7.586 billion, up over 600% from the same period a year ago, but slightly below the Refinitiv consensus estimate of $7.67 billion.
July 28, 2021 Native Americans win ruling to join lawsuit against Lithium Americas project Four environmental groups sued to block the mining project earlier this year, arguing it could harm sage grouse and other wildlife.
July 28, 2021 BlackRock support sought in bid to end 5-month coal mine strike About 120 miners and supporters descended on BlackRock’s offices in midtown Manhattan.
July 28, 2021 Thyssenkrupp nears sale of mining unit to FLSmidth Thyssenkrupp's mining business, which competes with Metso Outotec, Sandvik and Atlas Copco, is expected to fetch a "low triple-digit million euro" sum.
July 28, 2021 World’s top copper mine moves step closer to strike over wages The powerful union at Escondida in Chile set to vote on BHP's contract offer between Thursday and Saturday - leaders are urging a strike.
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