May 23, 2021

Commodity ‘supercycle’ a cue for Saudi state miner to cut debt

The new CEO of Saudi Arabia Mining Co. has plans to halve the ratio of debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization over the next five years.

May 6, 2021

Australia approves A$100m in tax incentives for junior miners

The Junior Minerals Exploration Incentive converts tax losses into exploration credits for investors and provides a tax offset for junior stage.mining.companies.

April 8, 2021

Value of top 50 stage.mining.companies surges $600 billion from covid lows

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

April 6, 2021

GRAPH: Global metal and ore production at a glance

Critical metals and minerals are a tiny sliver of a sliver of global mining production.

March 18, 2021

Mitsubishi strikes deal with Glencore to buy stake in bauxite project

Japanese trading house has agreed to buy a 30% stake in the Aurukun project in Australia.

March 12, 2021

Home: US anti-dumping duties escalate aluminum trade friction

The United States has this month slapped anti-dumping duties on imports of common alloy aluminum sheet from 18 countries.

February 25, 2021

Aboriginal Australian group encouraged but wary of South32’s engagement

CEO Graham Kerr said the miner had increased its interactions with the Noongar people over the development of its Hotham bauxite mine.

February 12, 2021

Rio Tinto beefs up dispute resolution team for Guinean bauxite

Guinean villagers in communities around the mine filed a complaint in 2019 alleging contraventions by miner Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée SA of its commitments around resettlement and pollution.

February 12, 2021

FYI, Alcoa achieve high-purity alumina at Western Australia pilot plant

Once all trials are completed, the companies plan to target the LED lighting and lithium-ion battery markets.

February 11, 2021

JP Morgan: Commodities have begun new supercycle of “years-long gains”

Commodities have seen four supercycles over the past 100 years — with the last one peaking in 2008 after 12 years of expansion.