April 19, 2021 Rio Tinto’s iron ore output falls 2% on labour shortage, weather issues Tropical cyclone Seroja impacted operations in April while labour resource availability and above average wet weather in the mines disrupted maintenance.
April 19, 2021 Turquoise Hill’s Oyu Tolgoi mine partially resumes shipments to China Canadian miner declared force majeure on some Chinese contracts last month due to covid-19-led curbs.
April 19, 2021 Nornickel improves 2021 production outlook Its Oktyabrsky mine will resume full production this month after flooding and is already running at 60% capacity.
April 19, 2021 Palladium price surges toward record high amid supply shortfall Citigroup’s base case is for prices to reach $3,000 during the next three months.
April 19, 2021 Australia’s latest resources boom is driving a surge in IPOs The Australian Stock Exchange notched up 42 IPOs in mining-related businesses over the past 12 months despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
April 19, 2021 Savannah moves closer to Portugal lithium mine with preliminary impact study approval Portugal is Europe's biggest lithium producer, but its miners sell almost exclusively to the ceramics industry.
April 19, 2021 Barrick’s Congo mine rejects financial claim by state-owned shareholder Company has been seeking to repatriate $500 million belonging to the venture out of the Congo for more than a year.
April 19, 2021 Russia’s Tomtor among largest rare earths reserves, Polymetal says Tomtor is the key project in Russia's plans to boost output of rare earth metals.
April 19, 2021 Chifeng Jilong walks away from deal to buy Bibiani mine in Ghana Company cancelled an agreement to buy the gold mine, saying it had not received timely information from the seller about the termination of the mining lease.
April 19, 2021 Timeline – Rio Tinto’s 26-year struggle to launch Arizona’s Resolution copper project The company and minority partner BHP have spent $2 billion but have yet to produce any copper.
Column: Copper is pricing scarcity at a time of plenty The world hasn't run out of copper, despite the many warnings of imminent shortfall that have accompanied its rally to all-time highs, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. February 17, 2026 | 10:35 am
