Glencore Caps Coal Production

Image: GlencoreBY EMMA DAVIES AFTER pressure from investor signatories of the Climate Action 100+ initiative, global miner Glencore has announced its decision to cap coal...

Brumadinho death toll climbs

Vale chief executive Fabio Schvartsman flies over Brumadinho after the dam breach  BY AMY BLOM  BRAZILIAN miner Vale is facing increasing criticism as the death toll...

Newmont mega merger with Goldcorp

Newmont’s Tanami operation in the Northern Territory. Image: Newmont Mining.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  NEWMONT Mining has entered a deal to acquire Canadian gold company Goldcorp for...

Rio enters JV option with Valor

Caption: Image: Valor Resources.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  RIO Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Exploration (KEX) has inked a Joint Venture option deal with ASX-listed Valor Resources over its...

Newcrest progresses Chilean project

The Altazor gold project comprises about 22,900ha of exploration claims 20km south of a paved road that connects northern Chile and Argentina. All images: Newcrest...

Chile METS eye Australian markets

BY REUBEN ADAMS  THE surging Chilean Mining, Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector has identified Australia as one of four key international growth markets.   The Trade...

Rio eyes Grasberg exit

Caption: image: Richard Jones.  BY REUBEN ADAMS  RIO Tinto is looking to offload its interest in the troubled Grasberg copper-gold operations for $US3.5 billion to an...

Sandfire dips toes in the Balkans

Location of the Veovaca and Rupice projects. Image: Adriatic Metals.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  SANDFIRE Resources has become a cornerstone investor in base and precious metals explorer...

Glencore DRC projects under fire

Image: Glencore.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  GLENCORE has hosed down industrial union claims of ‘slavery-like conditions’ at its cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).   In...

GFG’s European expansion

GFG Alliance executive chairman Sanjeev Gupta. Image: GFG Alliance.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  BRITISH steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance will pay $US500 million for Rio Tinto’s...