Mining

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Australia’s richest person and a South Korean conglomerate are joining forces to scout the globe for a new lithium factory.

The resources sector wants the Prime Minister to unequivocally rule out a mining tax even if Labor has to negotiate a minority government agreement after the next election.

President-elect Donald Trump promised to ‘drill, baby, drill’ in his bid to be the ultimate energy baron. Can he deliver on that petro-boom pledge?

Friends and family have paid tribute to a fun-loving 29-year-old driller who died at a gold mine.

Work at the site has been suspended ‘until further notice’.

BHP’s Australia chief has warned the country’s supply of mining workers is under threat, and bemoaned its permitting systems as a laggard compared to global peers.