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This Month
Fundies shrug off worries that ASX earnings will slide for third year
Despite a soaring sharemarket, Morningstar has warned ASX 20 profits are still falling. But major investors see a rebound taking shape, helped by commodities.
New Rio Tinto CEO to echo BHP’s ‘simplicity’ mantra
Chairman Dominic Barton says the miner has charged its new boss with simplifying its organisational structure, which may trigger an austerity campaign
June
South32 suffers legal setback in marathon tax dispute with Colombia
The Australian miner wants to sell the Cerro Matoso nickel operation in Colombia, which is the subject of a protracted legal battle with the government.
Nerves of steel helped this leader deal with cyclone destruction
The winner of the Women in Leadership Awards Resources, industrials and utilities category led the rebuild of GEMCO’s manganese operation after Tropical Cyclone Megan.
May
Sanjeev Gupta’s Tasmanian plant is the latest smelter to hit trouble
The decision to pause operations at the Liberty Bell Bay smelter adds to broader doubts about the economic viability of Australia’s metals smelters.
Customers won’t pay for green metals, mining veteran warns Labor
Mining and manufacturing bosses say Australia’s heavy spending on green metal processing will only pay off if costs fall significantly.
Sanjeev Gupta furious at risk of losing control of Whyalla port
The embattled British industrialist is set to have another asset seized while he tries to revive a “ghost” coal mine in NSW.
South32 poaches Anglo American executive to replace Kerr as CEO
The diversified miner has tapped copper expert Matthew Daley to replace inaugural boss Graham Kerr after more than a decade at the helm.
Ryan set to win Kooyong; South32’s new CEO; Trade deal is fake news
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
March
South32 accused of stealing confidential information
South32 is embroiled in a legal dispute with a contractor, which is accusing it of taking its confidential information to copy its products.
BHP set a gender target. The (male) backlash took 3 years
The miner has more than tripled its female workforce over a nine-year campaign for balance. It overcame a huge shortage of women and an “alpha dog culture”.
January
Who’s got a big miner lurking on their share register?
The next time a big miner like BHP, Rio or Fortescue lobs a takeover bid for a small explorer, the target will probably be one of the companies on this list.
December 2024
Humble rock eclipses iron ore price as aluminium smelters shop around
Bauxite, which is essential to aluminium production, has hit a record price and surpassed the value of Australia’s number-one export for the first time.
South32 claims alumina victory as WA minister backs Worsley expansion
The Perth-based miner has received tentative approval from WA’s environment minister to extend the life of its Worsley Alumina project, overruling some objections
November 2024
South32 partner soars 108pc on Trump win
Investors have bet the explorer’s chances of building a critical minerals project in Alaska have been boosted after the Republican nominee secured the presidency.
October 2024
EMR Capital puts Queensland’s Kestrel coal mine up for mega auction
The coking coal operation in the Bowen Basin is the sixth-largest in the country, and generated a profit of nearly $500 million in the last two years alone.
This ASX micro miner is rocketing on the next commodity boom
A small crop of Australian producers are profiting from China’s huge demand for a key ingredient used for aluminium that is now suddenly in short supply.
September 2024
South32 to reap $243m from Biden’s battery spending spree
South32 has joined mining minnow Element 25 as a major beneficiary of the Biden administration’s efforts to create a supply chain independent of China.
August 2024
South32 warns WA carbon emissions limits ‘way above’ reasonable
South32 has warned that the carbon emissions limits proposed by the WA government would far exceed those demanded by the federal government.
Cyclone damage bill at South32’s Groote manganese mine hits $171m
The lucrative operation is owned jointly with Anglo American. New filings show the two diversified miners are injecting more money to resume exports next year.