US Supreme Court rejects Apache appeal to block Rio Tinto’s Resolution mine
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear an appeal by the Apache Stronghold seeking to block the development of the Resolution Copper mine in Arizona….
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Shock exit: Rio Tinto CEO Stausholm to step down
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) announced on Thursday the unexpected exit of CEO Jakob Stausholm later this year, ending a nearly five-year tenure marked by…
Fortescue delays Iron Bridge full output to 2028
Australia’s Fortescue (ASX: FMG) has pushed back full operations at its $3.9 billion Iron Bridge project to 2028, five years later than initially projected, citing…
Friedland’s Ivanhoe Atlantic urges US to list iron ore as critical mineral
Mining billionaire Robert Friedland’s latest venture, Ivanhoe Atlantic, is reportedly lobbying the U.S. government to add high-grade iron ore to the country’s list of critical…
Rio’s $1.7B upgrades century-old Quebec hydro dam
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) is investing $1.7 billion (US$1.22 billion) to modernize its Isle-Maligne hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, first commissioned in 1926, to make…
Rio Tinto bets big on Lithium Triangle’s brine riches
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) is doubling down on lithium, with CEO Jakob Stausholm declaring that South America’s Lithium Triangle is the ideal region to…
Talon shares surge on ‘historic’ sulphide discovery
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO)-backed Talon Metals (TSX: TLO) announced on Monday it has made a “historic” discovery at the Tamarack nickel-copper project in central Minnesota….
Rio to ship Guinea iron ore this year; sells Winu stake
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) expects to ship its first iron ore from the Simandou project in Guinea this November, Gerard Rheinberger, the company’s…
Rio Tinto extracts first gallium in Quebec
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) has produced its first primary gallium from bauxite processed in Quebec, marking a key milestone in its partnership with…
Rio Tinto’s Diavik mine wins award for solar plant
Rio Tinto said its Diavik diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories won an environmental award for its 3.5-megawatt solar power plant – about a year…
Rio Tinto eyes rare earths sector
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) is considering a move into rare earths and other critical minerals as it responds to shifting global market dynamics and trade…
Pampa Metals confirms new porphyry breccia system at Piuquenes East
Pampa Metals (CSE: PM; US-OTC: PMMCF) announced Wednesday the discovery of a new porphyry copper-gold breccia system at Piuquenes East in San Juan, northwest Argentina….