Fortescue CEO Fiona Hick’s sudden departure raises eyebrows
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) announced on Monday the unexpected departure of its chief executive officer Fiona Hick, who held the post for less than six months and who attended a…
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Have the bears finally got it right on China?
August is proving to be a difficult month for the mining sector. That’s being led by weak economic news on China. The narrative here has been extremely bearish. In fact,…
Champion Iron shares rise after update boosts Bloom Lake resources by 40%
An update for Champion Iron‘s (TSX: CIA; ASX: CIA; US-OTC: CIAFF) Bloom Lake mine in northeast Quebec has increased measured and indicated resources by 40% and inferred resources by 360%,…
How miners can better manage community resettlement as demand for metals rises
It’s an undeniable fact that the world needs more metals to deal with the effects of climate change and to achieve net zero by 2050. Renewable energy (solar panels, wind…
Rio Tinto to miss 2025 emissions cuts targets
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.
Fortescue Metals says founder’s split with wife won’t affect miner
Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) said on Thursday the breakdown of executive chairman Andrew Forrest’s marriage will have no impact on the couple’s mining business or…
BHP and Vale square off in London court over Samarco tailings disaster
Vale is challenging BHP’s claim that the two miners should split any fine over the deadly 2015 dam collapse in Brazil.
Mining the moon to lift off within 10 years, says NASA
The United States’ space agency (NASA) is looking to operate a pilot processing plant for lunar resources by 2032, as part of its planned Artemis missions that will also take…
Rio Tinto autonomous train back in operation after derailment
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) said on Wednesday it had reopened a rail line near the port of Dampier in Western Australia after an autonomous train carrying…
Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining
The Norwegian government outlined on Tuesday details of a plan to open its sea floor for commercial mineral exploration and extraction, targeting metals considered essential for the transition to a…
Rio Tinto autonomous iron ore train derailed
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) said on Monday a probe had been launched after one of its autonomous trains in Western Australia, derailed on Saturday evening. The world’s…
Deep-sea mining may affect thousands of new species found in hotspot
Scientists have identified more than 5,500 entirely new species in the CCZ of the Pacific Ocean, an area targeted by deep sea miners.