Rio’s iron ore production resilient despite cyclone

Rio appoints new chief executive Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has appointed Simon Trott as the company’s chief executive effective from August 25 2025. The appointment follows the resignation of the company’s current chief executive Jakob Stausholm earlier this year. Currently Rio Tinto iron ore chief executive, Mr Trott has a track record of exceptional delivery over 25 years in various roles across a wide range of commodities and geographics. Through his current role with the company, Mr Trott has improved operational performance (underpinned by safety and financial discipline), reset partnerships with key...

ICMM reports tailings compliance lower than anticipated The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has published its 2025 tailings progress report, detailing how companies are upholding the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM). The report collates data from members’ individual disclosures made in 2025, offering a transparent snapshot of collective progress towards full conformance as well as case studies of implementation efforts and wider work to reduce or eliminate tailings. When the GISTM was published in 2020, ICMM members committed that all applicable tailings facilities with an extreme or very high consequence...

The Jameson Cell’s ongoing impact on flotation advancement Glencore’s Jameson Cell, one of the most effective, flexible and high performing flotation technologies in the world, remains at the forefront of froth flotation innovation. The Jameson Cell was developed in 1985 when Mount Isa Mines asked Professor Graeme Jameson to improve flotation performance in their zinc circuit. His breakthrough — the downcomer — showed that effective particle recovery occurred in an intense mixing zone, leading to the creation of a compact, high-efficiency flotation cell. Over the next 40 years, the Jameson Cell underwent continuous...

Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve: Australia’s move to independence The Australian Government has pledged an initial investment of $1.2b to create a strategic reserve of critical minerals for Australia. The move follows China placing export restrictions on several critical minerals in response to the US imposed tariffs on Chinese goods. China currently dominates the global critical mineral supply chain being the top producer of 30 of the 50 minerals considered critical. Australia has major deposits of various critical minerals and rare earths, however, almost the entirety of the processing of...