Friedland-backed HPX to fast-track Guinea iron ore project
High Power Exploration (HPX) raised $200 million for its proposed Nimba iron ore mine in southeastern Guinea.
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U.S. markets rise, March. 1-5
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.82% to 31,496.30 and the S&P 500 gained 0.81% to finish the trading week at 3,841.94. Spot gold dropped US$35.50 per oz. to US$1,700.10….
TSX posts gain, Mar. 1-5
The S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced 1.80% to 18,381.00. The S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index climbed 1.21% to 165.45, and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 1.16% to 106.23. Spot gold…
Rio Tinto chairman to step down over caves blast scandal
Simon Thompson is the latest high-profile departure linked to the miner’s destruction of ancient rock shelters in Western Australia.
Rio Tinto hikes investment in the Pilbara
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has spent over US$385 million (A$500 million) in the past year to continue developing the Greater Tom Price iron ore operations in…
Fortescue Metals sorry for clearing land on Aboriginal sacred site
Australian iron ore major Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) has apologized to a local Aboriginal group for clearing land on a heritage site without representatives of the community being present…
Rio Tinto hands out biggest dividend ever; vows to tackle customers’ emissions
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has rewarded investors with the biggest dividend in its 148-year history and laid out plans to tackle the vast carbon footprint of its…
BHP’s outlook and record dividend fuel supercycle talk
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) reinforced talks of a new supercycle today by rewarding investors with a record US$5.1 billion first-half dividend and forecasting a “very constructive” outlook…
Rio Tinto to attempt producing low-carbon iron in Canada
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has teamed up with two European companies to explore production of low-emissions hot briquetted iron (HBI) in Canada, amid increasing pressure from…
Steinmetz bets on Brazilian investigation against Vale
Israeli diamond and mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz is betting on Brazil’s authorities in his battle against Vale (NYSE: VALE). In January, the billionaire businessman was found guilty of bribing a…
Brumadinho victims take Vale deal to Supreme Court
The People Affected by Dams Association (MAB) and the Popular Sovereignty in Mining (MAM), along with left political parties PT and PSOL are seeking a Supreme Court order against the deal…
US Geological Survey reports 2020 mine production in the US
Mines in the United States produced about US$82.3 billion in minerals in 2020, according to figures from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mineral Commodity Summaries report. The figure was about US$1.5…