3+ day, 17+ 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)…...

5+ day, 7+ 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…...

1+ week, 2+ 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   (211+ words) Australian miner Lynas Rare ‌Earths was in takeover ‌talks earlier this year but the ​discussions did not proceed, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. “The discussions earlier this year had a ‌high level ⁠of uncertainty and did not proceed,” the spokesperson…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (246+ words) Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW) faces a strike at its Stillwater East mine and Columbus metallurgical complex in Montana starting Thursday morning after more than four months of contract negotiations failed to produce an agreement. The United Steelworkers gave notice that workers…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (494+ words) BHP (ASX: BHP) chief commercial officer Rag Udd will leave the world’s largest miner at the end of January, opening a key leadership vacancy as China intensifies pressure for better terms on iron ore purchases. Udd, who is based in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (515+ words) Macquarie Group Ltd is making a renewed push into physical metals, exploring deals to acquire trading books for iron ore and other raw materials as competition in the sector heats up. The Australian bank — already a powerhouse in other commodity…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (142+ words) Thomas Hüser. Image: Linkedin Military Metals announced that former Glencore executive Thomas Hüser will assume the role of executive chairman of the company to support chief executive Scott Eldridge. In connection with his transition to this executive position, Hüser will…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (772+ words) Glencore (LON: GLEN) could complicate Anglo American’s efforts to capture the biggest gains from its $53-billion merger with Teck (TSX: TECK.A TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) as the miners negotiate how to combine neighbouring copper operations in Chile. Anglo and…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (303+ words) Glencore Plc took a provision of about $480 million on its exposure to Radiant World, the iron ore trader that is under pressure amid concerns it provided falsified documents to banks, according to people familiar with the matter. The provision effectively…...