Rio Tinto has driven performance to achieve 3% YoY CuEq1 growth in the first half of 2026.Chief Executive Simon Trott said, "We are delivering growth as we drive performance across the group, with copper equivalent production up 3 per cent in the first half.“Our scale, geographical diversification and sophisticated supply...
BHP have released its Operational Review for the year ended 30 June 2026.Chief Executive Officer, Brandon Craig said, “We finished the year strongly, delivering safe and reliable operations while setting several performance records across the business. For the second consecutive year, we produced around 2 Mt of copper and...
Bulk carriers carrying elemental sulphur cargoes in the Strait of Hormuz are at significant risk of accelerated structural corrosion, with some vessels having remained at anchorage for more than three times the standard cargo protection period, marine consultancy Brookes Bell has warned.Arron Jackaman, Director of Non-Destructive...
Further to BHP’s announcement in February, BHP, through a wholly owned subsidiary, has executed definitive agreements with Faraday Copper Corp. relating to Faraday’s 100% acquisition of BHP’s San Manuel property in Arizona, USA through a wholly-owned subsidiary.Under the agreed terms, upon completion of the transaction...
Australia’s Federal Government's fertiliser support package has come under scrutiny as global urea prices continue to fall.Grain Central reported concerns that while the intervention was designed to protect growers during a period of supply uncertainty, suppliers outside the scheme are now carrying significant losses and questions...
SSAB has once again paused work at the construction site for its new steel mill in Luleå, Sweden, after personal gas detectors registered low levels of hydrogen cyanide. The detected levels have not exceeded applicable occupational exposure limits and are not considered to pose any risk to personnel on site. No work will resume...