Rio Tinto chief executive officer Jakob Stausholm touched on the company’s humble beginnings while celebrating its 2023 successes at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). “Our very first project was the redevelopment of an ancient copper mine in the south of Spain that...
Despite divesting assets and general mine depletion, Northern Star’s gold resource increased to 57.4 million ounces (Moz), and ore reserves kept steady at 20.2Moz. Growth of 3.5Moz came from exploration success across multiple sites. In particular, a maiden mineral...
More than 200 financial institutions globally, including five South African banks, have established coal exclusion policies, a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) shows. These include...
Mexico’s Economy Minister met with Canadian mining companies, as well as the Canadian ambassador to the country, to discuss a recently passed mining reform, the ministry said Wednesday. Mexican Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro said the mining reform, passed...
Albemarle has announced its decision to build two additional processing trains at the Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant in WA, making it the largest investor in downstream lithium processing in the country. The expansion will increase Kemerton’s production...
Major miners BHP and Rio Tinto are inviting expressions of interest for a range of new tailings technology partners. The announcement comes after both companies formed a partnership agreement in October 2022 to accelerate the development of the...
