Rio Tinto, partners score major tax break on Simandou
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) and its partners in Guinea’s Simandou iron ore project have reportedly secured corporate tax concessions worth more than half off the standard rate for key…
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Lithium price may ease again as China mine restarts
Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) is expected to resume production at its lithium mine in Yichun of Jiangxi province, in a move that could alleviate supply concerns and…
Rio to buy carbon credits with Caisse backing
Canada’s second-largest pension fund and Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corp. (CEFC) are investing in a carbon credits platform helping Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) cut its emissions footprint. La…
China’s steel demand share to plunge 36% by 2050
China’s steel consumption is projected to decline steadily over the next decade, marking a structural shift in global demand dynamics, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. The country…
Opinion: US mineral strategy turns to Africa
What do Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal all have in common? They’re all countries located along Africa’s west coast. But they’re also small; collectively, these five countries have an…
Top 20 gold drilling this year: Wesdome wins
Australia dominated the global ranking of best gold assays this year to June 30 with six holes in the top 10 and nine in the top 20 – but it…
Australia gold output hits 300 tonnes again
Australia’s gold sector picked up speed in the June quarter as output in the past year returned to near-peak levels valued at over A$50 billion ($32.8 billion), while Australian-owned miners…
Freeport CEO urges US aid to grow copper
United States mining giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) is calling on the Trump administration to sweeten incentives for domestic copper producers and cut permitting times to help offset weak metal grades,…
Lynas flags Texas rare earths plant uncertainty
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC), the largest rare earths producer outside China, sees “significant uncertainty” around its proposed Texas heavy rare earths plant, pivoting instead to serve U.S. buyers…
RANKED: Top 10 gold miners of 2025
Gold has run a remarkable rally throughout 2025, ascending to unprecedented heights. On Tuesday, the spot price set a new all-time record of $3,528.78 per oz., surpassing its previous high…
MinRes posts A$904M loss as Ellison exit drags on
Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) has plunged to its worst financial result in company history as the debt-heavy iron ore and lithium producer struggles to convince investors it has a clear…
Rio Tinto overhauls units, axes execs
Rio Tinto’s (ASX, NYSE, LSE: RIO) new CEO Simon Trott has launched a sweeping overhaul of the miner’s structure, consolidating operations into three core divisions while placing several non-core assets…