3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (353+ words) Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) has secured Aboriginal consent for its Winu copper-gold project in Western Australia, advancing one of the miner’s most important near-term growth projects. The agreement between mining giant and the Nyangumarta Warrarn Aboriginal Corporation (NWAC)…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (723+ words) Intruders backed by soldiers are again operating illegally at one of the world’s biggest sources of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the previous intrusion, a local company protected by Congolese soldiers had taken over a key section…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (476+ words) Galantas Gold (TSX-V, AIM: GAL) has sold its remaining 20% indirect interest in Northern Ireland’s Omagh gold project to Ocean Partners UK for $5 million, completing its exit from the long-troubled asset as it shifts its focus to Chile. About $3.26 million of…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1322+ words) Democratic Republic of Congo plans to tighten control over geological data that guides billions of dollars in mining exploration, potentially extending state influence over the development of future mineral discoveries. The country is accelerating geological mapping, airborne surveys and digitisation…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (593+ words) Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) said on Thursday that BHP BHP.AX executive Ragnar Udd would become its next CEO in February, a move that adds a veteran mining executive to lead the world’s largest lithium producer as it works to recover…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (398+ words) Ivanhoe Mines (TSE: IVN) is accelerating work on its giant Makoko copper discovery in Democratic Republic of Congo after increasing the resource by 30%, bolstering plans for what the company says is the world’s largest and highest-grade copper discovery of the…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (267+ words) Chile’s copper shipments sank to the lowest in more than a year in August despite surging prices, as the world’s biggest producer grappled with severe winter storms and mine setbacks. Copper exports were valued at $4.62 billion last month, down 14% from…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (525+ words) U.S. buyers are increasingly turning to copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo, helping drive record imports from the African producer as industrial consumers capitalise on discounts to COMEX-approved brands. Copper cathode deliveries from the world’s second-biggest copper-producing nation hit a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1087+ words) The relationship between Glencore Plc and the network of companies linked to Radiant World was one of “senior partner-junior partner,” a top executive at one of the firms alleged in an interview with Bloomberg. Rakesh Sethi, who is chairman of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (349+ words) Axiant Resources (ASX: AXR) began trading in Sydney on Wednesday after Core Lithium (ASX: CXO) completed the spinout of its gold and non-lithium assets, allowing the lithium producer to concentrate on its flagship Finniss operation. Axiant raised A$8 million in…...