Chinese agreement on scope 3 emissions

RIO Tinto (ASX: RIO) has entered into a historic MoU with Chinese steel giant China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University to implement methods...

Reputation for safety

FROM humble beginnings 60 years ago, Mario Giacci started a small business specialising in transport and logistics, and in 2014 Mr Giacci established MGM...

Newcrest spends big on Lundin

Fruta del Norte mine is currently under construction with first gold expected in late 2019. Image: Lundin Gold.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  NEWCREST will invest $US250 million...

Glencore: Fuelling demand

Coal trucks at the Newlands coal mine, QLD. All images: Glencore.  BY CAMERON DRUMMOND  ON the back of resurgent coal prices, mining giant Glencore has boosted...

Newcrest: Standing proud

All images: Newcrest.  BY ELIZABETH FABRI  ON the back of one of its most eventful years to date, including an earthquake at its Cadia operation in...

MMG Dugald River: On the upside

MMG Dugald River mine portal entrance. Image: MMG. By Elizabeth Fabri MINERALS & Metals Group’s (MMG) zinc powerhouse Dugald River couldn’t enter production at a more...

Research projects get industry backing

BHP Billiton was one of the miners that would be working together with the university research teams. Image: BHP Billiton. By Elizabeth Fabri FOUR university research...

Yancoal to purchase Rio Coal & Allied

Mount Thorley Warkworth in the Hunter Valley was one of the mines that would be sold. Image: Rio Tinto. By Elizabeth Fabri CHINESE–owned Yancoal Australia has...

New Rio head overhauls structure

Rio Tinto’s new chief executive and managing director Jean-Sébastien Jacques. By Elizabeth Fabri RIO TINTO’s newly appointed chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques has unveiled changes to the organisation’s...

Rescue efforts cease in the Congo

By Samantha JamesMORE than 10 days after an open pit wall collapsed at Glencore’s Katanga mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo the company...