Rio Tinto hits first-of-its-kind critical minerals milestone

Rio Tinto has taken a decisive leap in its journey to become a global critical minerals powerhouse. The major, alongside its new partner Indium Corporation, has successfully extracted the first primary gallium as part of a research and development project. …

Rio Tinto’s rock waste from mothballed Mt Cattlin lithium mine to be transformed by third-party contractor

Rio Tinto extracts first gallium in Canada

Rio Tinto and Indium Corporation have successfully extracted the first primary gallium from bauxite processed at Rio’s Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec, Canada. The milestone was completed at Indium Corporation’s research and development facility in …

Rio Tinto unifies HR and IT services into ServiceNow

Rio Tinto has overhauled its human resources and IT service delivery by launching a unified Employee Centre built on ServiceNow. Over three years, the ASX-listed miner designed and deployed a comprehensive portal for 150,000 employees to access 76 …

US judge to rule by May 14 on Rio Tinto copper project opposed by Native Americans

By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -A U.S. federal judge said he will rule by May 14 on whether to block the Trump administration from transferring Arizona land to Rio Tinto and BHP to build a major copper mine opposed by Native Americans. The long-running and …

Rio’s critical move into critical minerals

Rio Tinto made a preliminary step at Indium Corporation’s research and development facility in Rome, New York. Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and partner Indium Corporation have successfully extracted its first primary gallium as part of a research and development …

As the U.S. trade war escalates, LNG Canada is poised to start exports to Asia

At a sprawling construction site in northern British Columbia, LNG Canada chief executive officer Chris Cooper points out the finishing touches being made at the terminal that will soon be exporting liquefied natural gas. With extra insulation installed …

WA awards innovation in mining

Committed to raising the profile of innovation in WA and to advance the growth of our innovation-based industries, the WA Innovators of the Year Awards provide support to innovators and entrepreneurs across WA. The WA Government has announced the opening …

London open: Stocks gain but surge short-lived as US-China agree temporary deal

At 0930 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,572.58, having risen as much as 1% earlier after it emerged that the US and China have agreed to significantly lower tariffs following after a key agreement struck in Geneva over the weekend. The world’s two …

From Oak Flat to Ukraine: Trump’s Feverish Lust for Green Energy Resources

Image by Roger Peet. Ancient oak trees rise above gigantic boulders scattered across a high desert mesa in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest. This is Oak Flat (Chi’ chil Bildagoteel), a sacred site for Native Americans, including the Western and San Carlos …