Rio Tinto, Mitsui bid A$75M for Pilbara iron ore project
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO), Mitsui & Co. and Nippon Steel have made a A$75-million (C$65-million) bid for CZR Resources’ (ASX: CZR) undeveloped Robe Mesa iron ore project in…
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Rio Tinto says Trump’s copper zeal might OK Resolution
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) is optimistic that United States President Donald Trump will approve the final permits for its long-delayed Resolution copper project in Arizona. Speaking at the…
US, DRC near minerals deal: report
The United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo are discussing an agreement that would see U.S. companies take greater control of critical mineral assets in exchange for support for…
Argentina’s economic rock star Milei attracts mining
Argentine President Javier Milei, who took office two years ago in a chainsaw-wielding campaign against big government, has slashed inflation by nearly two-thirds after gutting public spending and halting money…
Funding propels Fortune closer to NWT bismuth decision
Cross-border government aid is helping Canada’s Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT) approach a construction decision next year on its main Nico cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper deposit in the Northwest Territories. Fortune secured grants last…
Rare yellow diamond found at Rio Tinto’s Diavik mine
Rio Tinto (NYSE, ASX, LSE: RIO) has unearthed a 158.20-carat gem-quality yellow diamond at its Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories. The precious rock is one of only five yellow…
Canadian miners weigh Australian dual listings
Canadian mining companies are exploring dual listings on the Australian Stock Exchange amid weak domestic liquidity, according to analysts and companies. Since 2018, there have been a few dual listings…
Palliser pressures Rio Tinto to drop dual listing
Activist investor Palliser Capital is urging the chair of Rio Tinto (NYSE, ASX, LSE: RIO), the world’s second largest miner, to abandon its primary London listing and unify its corporate…
Which projects may gain if Trump overhauls permitting?
In early February, two weeks after President Donald Trump’s inauguration and flurry of executive orders, Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) CEO Ron Thiessen sent an optimistic letter to…
Glencore weighs ditching London as primary listing
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is considering shifting its primary listing from London, likely to New York, or another venue where it can “get the right valuation” in a potential blow to…
Rio Tinto OK’d on $6.7B Arcadium Lithium buy
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) has secured all regulatory approvals to proceed with its $6.7-billion (C$9.49-billion) acquisition of Arcadium Lithium (ASX: LTM; NYSE: ALTM) set to close in early…
AME JV video: Fleet Space enhances AI prospecting with real-time 3D data
Fleet Space Technologies is using satellites to feed geophysics data from remote project sites to artificial intelligence programs, senior exploration geophysicist Darren Burrows says in a new video. The Adelaide,…