PERTH — Rio Tinto has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Australian environmental technology company Calix to advance construction of a demonstration plant for Calix’s Zero Emissions Steel Technology (Zesty™) in Western Australia, aiming to enable Pilbara iron ores to be used in lower-emissions steelmaking. The proposed plant, to be built in Kwinana south of…
DENVER: Newmont Corp. announced Monday that President and Chief Operating Officer Natascha Viljoen will succeed Tom Palmer as chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1. Palmer, who has led the world’s largest gold miner since 2019, will step down from the board and retire as CEO on Dec. 31, capping a 12-year tenure with the company…
LONDON: Antofagasta plc reported a 60% year-on-year increase in EBITDA to $2.23 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2025, driven by higher copper production and materially lower costs. The EBITDA margin rose 12 percentage points to 58.8%, placing the Chilean miner among the top-tier global pure-play copper producers. CEO Iván Arriagada attributed the…
PERTH: Brightstar Resources Ltd. (ASX: BTR) and Aurumin Ltd. (ASX: AUN) said Monday they are in advanced talks over a proposed merger aimed at consolidating their tenement holdings in Western Australia’s Central Sandstone region. The potential all-scrip transaction would see Brightstar acquire Aurumin through a scheme of arrangement, with Aurumin shareholders offered one Brightstar share…
SYDNEY: Northern Star Resources Ltd and De Grey Mining Ltd have agreed to merge in a deal valued at approximately $5 billion. Under this arrangement, Northern Star will acquire all shares of De Grey, including its flagship Hemi gold project in Western Australia. Hemi is one of the largest undeveloped gold projects globally, with significant…