October 18, 2023 Alcoa starts job cuts at alumina refinery in Western Australia The company said it has “initiated a restructuring program” at the Kwinana alumina refinery located near Perth.
October 18, 2023 Brazil’s Batista brothers to invest $1 billion to boost iron ore mines J&F, the family holding, emerged as the surprise buyer of Vale’s iron ore and manganese mines in the central west state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
October 18, 2023 BHP CEO says ‘ship has sailed’ on potential acquisition of Canada’s Nutrien The world’s biggest mining company is concentrated on building its own potash business instead.
October 18, 2023 Rio Tinto aims to add more iron ore with stronger China outlook The producer will spend $70 million to lift production at Gudai-Darri, its newest mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
October 18, 2023 Funds return to LME nickel with $4.6 billion in short positions Measured by value, that’s a record in data going back to 2018, while in tonnage terms the mismatch is near an all-time high seen in 2019.
October 18, 2023 Antofagasta shares fall after 2024 copper output forecast disappoints The Chilean miner said it produced 469,100 tons of copper in the first nine months of 2023, 4.1% higher than the same year ago period.
October 18, 2023 Grupo Mexico proposes work group to address Sonora river contamination Nine years ago, a toxic mining acid spill into the Bacanuchi river in Mexico's Sonora state became one of the country's worst ecological disasters.
October 17, 2023 Tharisa delays Zimbabwe platinum mine, citing weak prices and uncertain economy Tharisa is building the 194,000 ounce per year Karo PGM mine at a cost of $391 million.
October 17, 2023 Vale’s iron ore output falls as operations failure hits key mine The firm produced 86.2 million metric tons of iron ore between July and September.
October 17, 2023 Whitehaven to buy BHP’s Queensland coal mines in $4.1bn deal The decision furthers BHP's push to exit its coal operations in Queensland.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
