Mining

Faithful hail King Ellison, but what else is still to come?

For all the damage his personal dealings have inflicted on Mineral Resources’ shares, Chris Ellison still has his supporters. But you have to wonder just how much the board is still keeping up their sleeves.

RECAP: Everything you missed from a tense MinRes AGM

Resolute CEO and two execs released by Mali junta

Three Resolute Mining workers— including chief executive Terry Holohan— have been freed by the ruling military junta in Mali after the gold producer stumped up a massive tax demand.

MinRes chair in firing line of furious mum and dad investors

The group that represents Australia’s mum and dad shareholders plans to grill the chair of Mineral Resources over his lack of action in addressing the dodgy dealings of boss Chris Ellison.

Rio Tinto must stay course against toxic culture backlash

EDITORIAL: Creating cultural change is really bloody hard. Rio Tinto is finding out just how much of a relentless, bruising slog it can be. 

Is male worker backlash thwarting Rio’s change for women?

Rio’s efforts to fix culture issues in the past two years have left some men feeling “undervalued or overlooked” against their women peers, and of the belief that there is reverse discrimination at play.

‘You keep your mouth shut’: Rio still has a culture problem

A review into global miner Rio Tinto’s workplace culture has found a disturbing battle of the sexes emerging as it struggles to make progress on a raft of changes.

Mega payment moves Resolute step closer to CEO’s release

Resolute Mining says a first payment to settle a tax dispute has moved it closer to securing the release of its boss and two executives from the controlling junta in Mali.

Mineral Resources reveals $189,000 Ellison daughter deal

Chris Ellison’s lieutenants at Mineral Resources have admitted the company failed to disclose 12 years of rent relief given to companies linked to the billionaire’s daughter.

Resolute halts trading amid Mali talks to free CEO

Mali is reportedly demanding the miner pay nearly $250m to resolve a tax dispute that a week ago escalated to the detention of the company’s chief executive Terry Holohan and two colleagues.

Santos’ extraordinary blast over Mineral Resources role

Santos has launched an extraordinarily angry rebuttal of a throwaway suggestion that chief executive Kevin Gallagher could fill Chris Ellison’s shoes at scandal-ridden Mineral Resources.

MinRes shutters lithium mine with 300 jobs affected

The run of body blows for beaten-down Mineral Resources continues, with the miner announcing the prolonged price slump for key battery ingredient lithium is about to claim another victim— and up to 300 jobs.

MinRes shuts mine, axes 300 jobs amid Chris Ellison scandal

The Chris Ellison-run Mineral Resources has announced the prolonged price slump for the key battery ingredient is about to claim another mine victim — and up to 300 jobs.

Is gold losing its glitter among the crypto craze?

JACKSON HEWETT: The precious metal was one of the hottest investments of the past year but the shine seems to be coming off. Can it get its mojo back?

Liontown reins in Kathleen Valley tonnes amid savings drive

Liontown is reining in production plans just three months after delivering its maiden load of lithium as it hunkers down amid a depressed market for the key battery metal that shows no sign of a recovery.