Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is investing $375 million more into the world’s first carbon-free aluminum smelting headed for initial commercial production by December in Quebec. This…
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO; LSE: RIO; NYSE: RIO) should switch its primary listing from the London stock market to Australia’s, a move that could boost the miner’s share price by…
Angelina Mehta, general manager for joint ventures with Rio Tinto Aluminum, has seen some big changes in the mining sector over her 27 years in the business. One of the…
From the humble drink can to the airframe of an F-16 fighter jet, aluminum’s role in the global economy is diverse and critical. Like copper, aluminum is used in established…
Verde Magnesium plans to invest US$1 billion in Romania as the country’s government has granted it the go-ahead to bring back to life a disused mine, shut down in 2014….
The federal government says it’s considering how to handle offtake agreements that function as loans or investments by China in Canadian mining companies as it continues to clamp down on…
Ottawa has to pressure pension funds to invest billions in Canadian mining, a radical change from their almost non-existent stakes, if the industry is ever going to produce enough metals…
Aluminum producer Alcoa (NYSE: AA) confirmed on Tuesday that it plans to stop production at its loss-making Kwinana refinery in Western Australia after more than 60 years of operation. The refinery will cease…
Global copper and aluminum supply deficits may cause prices to soar within a few years while steel may drop, according to a new report on metals. A 5.4-million-ton (4.9-million-tonne) copper…
The mining sector, a longstanding pillar of the global economy and even more important now with rising attention to critical metals and secure supply in Western nations, is facing emerging…
The world’s second largest miner won’t be able to achieve a targeted 15% carbon emissions reduction by 2025, unless it uses carbon offsets.
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is planning a $1.4-billion expansion of its AP60 aluminum smelter equipped with low-carbon technology at Jonquiere, Que. The expansion will coincide with…
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