Mining

The facility shipped 45 million tonnes of iron ore for the miner in 2024.

Simone Grogan

Rio port operations caught in Cyclone Sean carnage

Heavy rainfall brought by Cyclone Sean has flooded a crucial piece of Rio Tinto infrastructure that could be out of action for up to a month, impacting the mining giant’s output for the quarter.

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24 Jan 2025

BHP sacks contractors amid corruption probe at coal sites

BHP has reportedly sacked dozens of contractors amid an investigation into allegations of corruption.

Simone Grogan

FMG cracks shipment record, says Gabon is still alive

Fortescue has stuck to full-year targets after cranking out record half-year shipments from the Pilbara and finding some momentum at the long-troubled Iron Bridge operation.

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23 Jan 2025

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Santos will not proceed with plans to buy an oil production vessel for the $3 billion-plus Dorado project in WA and decided against starting engineering and design work.

Business

Abe Maddison

Share price falls as Santos shelves $3b oil and gas project

Santos has deferred plans for a $3 billion-plus oil and gas project in WA.

Simone Grogan

Red metal steals the show for BHP as iron ore cools

Copper has emerged as BHP’s hero commodity for the first half of the year, lifting production by 10 per cent while iron ore tonnes stayed relatively subdued amid weaker demand.

Adrian Rauso

Rio and Glencore tight-lipped on $255b merger rumours

The mining world will be altered drastically if whispers of a tie up between Rio Tinto and Glencore are true.

Rio Tinto, Glencore discuss merger seeking copper boost

Rio Tinto and Glencore have been discussing combining their businesses, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could result in the mining industry’s largest-ever deal.

Adrian Rauso

ETM gets another stock boost on Greenland news

A mining hopeful’s stock is on the rise again after the United States started putting pen to paper for a Greenland purchase.

Marion Rae

Milestone for Rinehart's lithium play in auto heartland

A project backed by billionaire Gina Rinehart is marking a major milestone in developing a sustainable supply chain for electric cars by harnessing geothermal energy.

Adrian Rauso

US giant accuses Forrest of unlawful scheme and sour grapes

US energy goliath Exxon Mobil is using a defamation lawsuit to claim Andrew Forrest planned to act unlawfully and has put the billionaire’s charity arm in its crosshairs.

Simone Grogan

Embattled Syrah wins debt waiver amid Mozambique unrest

An AustralianSuper-backed graphite miner whose Mozambique operations are gridlocked by widespread political uproar has been granted some reprieve by its US Government lenders.

Jackson Hewett

The great stall of China: What’s brewing for Aussie miners

The post-stimulus bump looks like a false dawn. China won’t get Australia out of an economic hole.

Updated

06 Jan 2025

Woodside, Chevron swap assets in North West gas deal

The asset swap is set to streamline Woodside’s portfolio and open it up to further growth opportunities, says CEO Meg O’Neill.

Neale Prior

Lawyer sues Chris Ellison and MinRes over ousting

Mineral Resources and its besieged boss Chris Ellison are fighting claims by an in-house lawyer that she was ousted for allegedly raising cultural concerns.

Daniel Newell

Mining CEO held by Mali militia takes leave

A senior mining executive held captive by Mali’s ruling militia for almost two weeks over a nearly $250 million tax demand on his company will take leave to spend time with his family.

Updated

13 Dec 2024

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