Today
AustralianSuper wants 'true accountability' at Rio for gorge blast
Rio boss Jean-Sebastien Jacques says two of his highest-ranking executives did not convey the cultural significance of Juukan Gorge until after it was blasted.
- Peter Ker
Yesterday
Rio Tinto answers the $135m question at Juukan
Rio Tinto has told a federal inquiry that a decision in 2012 and 2013 to mine through Juukan Gorge was worth $135 million in extra high grade iron ore.
- Peter Ker
This Month
Rio Tinto's JS Jacques still blaming everyone else
The destruction of Juukan Gorge is no outlying mishap; it is entirely congruous with the way Rio Tinto works in the Jacques era.
- Joe Aston
Glencore says China tensions are 'hurting' amid $3.6b loss
Ivan Glasenberg says he hopes Australia can resolve its diplomatic tensions with China, which are hurting its Australian commodity business.
- Peter Ker
Ok Tedi copper mine grinds to halt after virus outbreak
Papua New Guinea is counting the cost as the former BHP mine battles to stop the spread, recording seven cases in a 24-hour period leading up to the suspension.
- Brad Thompson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Rio Tinto can start to redeem cave blast by keeping relics safe
The mining giant can show belated respect for the Pilbara’s Indigenous heritage by building ‘keeping places’ for salvaged Juukan Gorge artefacts.
- Sue-Anne Wallace
Tanzanian man finds rare million-dollar gemstone - for third time
Saninu Laizer is a small-scale miner who became an overnight sensation after discovering two huge tanzanite gems last month - and now he's struck it rich a third time.
- Khaled Kazziha
Clean energy fund finds $65.5m for fertiliser project
Energy Minister Angus Taylor says sulphate of potash production from vast salt lakes can reduce greenhouse gas emissions in farming.
- Brad Thompson
Newcrest, Saracen set to ride bullion's bull run
Tribeca Global Natural Resources has bet 30 per cent of its portfolio on precious metals winning from central bank stimulus, low real rates and demand for safe haven assets.
- Robert Guy
Rio's actions in rock shelter blast 'beggar belief'
The chairman of a parliamentary inquiry into Rio Tinto's destruction of an ancient Indigenous site has lit the fuse ahead of chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques' appearance on Friday.
- Brad Thompson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Rio Tinto's complicated mea culpa
The miner went through 17 years of documents to find the source of its failure to protect a 46,000-year-old Indigenous site in WA, and found multiple failures.
- Tony Boyd
Rio rejects knee-jerk reaction to rock shelter destruction
The mining giant has admitted it missed several opportunities to save the Indigenous rock shelters it blasted in WA, but argues knee-jerk changes to the law could deter investment.
- Brad Thompson
- Analysis
- Shares
Why it's boom, not doom, for Aussie stocks
The Australian sharemarket has proved relatively immune to the bad news from Victoria, thanks to the emergence of a four-speed market.
- Robert Guy
- Analysis
- Gold
Gold rally unleashes $40b of fear and loathing
The surge in gold and iron ore prices has produced plenty of winners, but the cash-flow bonanza could trigger a new debate about who gets to share the spoils.
- Robert Guy
- Exclusive
- Adani
Asian lenders shun Adani's Abbot Point terminal
More lenders have ruled out lending to Adani's Abbot Point Terminal in Queensland, which will ship coal from the controversial Carmichael project around the world.
- James Fernyhough
Rio makes $493m damages claim against Monadelphous
The mining giant blames the engineering group for the fire that destroyed part of its vast iron ore operations in Western Australia.
- Brad Thompson
- Exclusive
- Leadership lessons
Gorge grilling looms for under-fire Rio boss
Asked if he was fighting to save his job in the wake of high-profile setbacks, Rio chief Jean-Sebastien Jacques listed three legacies he hopes to leave.
- Peter Ker
Glencore to cut Australian coal production
The Swiss miner is set to make targeted cuts to production at its Australian coal mines amid extremely weak prices for both coking and thermal coal.
- Peter Ker
July
The executives building fortunes from gold's dazzling run
A number of mining executives are getting paper rich off the back of the soaring gold price.
- Julie-anne Sprague and Robert Guy
Brazil's Vale resumes dividends 18 months after deadly dam disaster
The miner's second-quarter net profit came in at $US995 million, aided by higher iron ore prices and a devaluation of the Brazilian real currency.
- Gram Slattery and Sabrina Valle
