by Gordon Barratt | Oct 21, 2021 | News
Lynas’ rare earths plant in Malaysia. Lynas Rare Earths has had its proposal for a processing facility near Kalgoorlie-Boulder recommended for environmental approval by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in Western Australia. The project will process...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 21, 2021 | News
Rio Tinto’s Yarwun alumina refinery. Image: Rio Tinto Rio Tinto is chasing more ambitious sustainability targets, announcing it is now aiming to reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 – more than tripling its previous goal. It comes as the...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 20, 2021 | News
Rio Tinto is outlining the actions being taken to strengthen the business and improve performance. It is also unveiling a longer-term strategy to ensure it thrives in a decarbonising world and continues to deliver attractive shareholder returns, in line with its...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 20, 2021 | News
The Chinese government has ordered the country’s coal mines to “produce as much coal as possible” as it tries to increase production as winter approaches, and ease an ongoing energy crunch. The announcement from China’s National Development...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 20, 2021 | News
Angola’s Catoca diamond mine said a July tailings leak, which turned a river red and killed large numbers of fish downstream in the Democratic Republic of Congo, contained a mixture of sand and clay, but no hard metals. Congo’s government has said the...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 20, 2021 | News
Global mining executives rank environment, social and governance (ESG), decarbonisation and licence to operate (LTO) as the top three risks and opportunities facing their businesses over the next 12 months, according to the latest EY ‘Top 10 Business Risks and...
