Rio Tinto to restart South African mineral sands project

Rio’s culture of ‘everyday respect’ Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has published the findings of an independent, external progress review on its work to deliver sustained workplace cultural change across its global operations. Two years into a long-term cultural change program, the review found that progress is being made with promising signs of improved culture, innovation and performance. The progress review was conducted by former Australian sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, who undertook the Everyday Respect review of workplace culture that Rio Tinto publicly released in 2022. It found that Rio Tinto's response to the Everyday Respect Report is gaining momentum...

Liontown ships first cargo to long-term customer Liontown Resources’ (ASX: LTR) first cargo of spodumene concentrate under its long-term supply partnership with LG Energy Solution has sailed from the Port of Geraldton in WA. The shipment comprised of two separate Liontown cargoes, totalling about 33,000wmt of spodumene concentrate with a weighted average concentrate grade of about 5.2% lithium oxide, including about 11,000wmt designated for LG Energy Solution, with the balance sold to an existing short-term offtake customer. This marks the fourth and largest cargo shipped since Kathleen Valley...

Liontown revises Tesla deal Liontown (ASX: LTR) has amended its pricing mechanism in its long-term offtake agreement with Tesla. This comes as the miner shifts from lithium hydroxide indices to spodumene concentrate, in line with Liontown’s strategy to be exposed to a ‘basket’ of pricing references across the main lithium products. The revised pricing mechanism will apply to all future deliveries under the agreement. There is no change to the remaining volumes under the agreement for the balance of the term ending in 2029. Liontown is also in advanced discussions with Ford Motor Company in relation to proposed amendments to the offtake and...

South32 posts 33% manganese uplift  South32’s (ASX: S32) FY26 production guidance will remain unchanged after a quarter marked by better-than-expected manganese output.  Manganese production increased by 33% in Q1, following Australia Manganese’s successful operational recovery plan and ramped up export shipments.   South Africa Manganese saw a 7% decrease in production, reflecting underground development activity.   South32 chief executive Graham Kerr comments on the Q1 results.  "Production highlights included a 12% increase in payable copper equivalent production at Sierra Gorda and a 33% uplift in manganese volumes, as we successfully executed the operational recovery plan at Australia Manganese,” he said.  “Our financial position remains...