China coal ban would breach WTO rules: PM
Scott Morrison says reports about China black-listing Australian coal are ‘speculation’, as he confirms the nation is set to beat its 2030 emissions targets.
Rio Tinto
Beijing delivers big miners a ‘please explain’ on ore prices
Warning shots to the mining giants follows a move by Beijing that has all-but-formalised the blacklisting of Australian coal, devastating the $14bn trade.
‘Perfect storm’ hit caves’ people
Rio Tinto should negotiate a restitution package with the traditional owners of the destroyed Juukan Gorge caves and the WA government should establish a permanent memorial, a parliamentary inquiry recommends.
Fallout for destroying ancient caves
Rio Tinto’s belated admissions and half-hearted apologies over the detonation of 46,000-year-old shelters have been condemned by a new report.
Rio cave scandal: miners on notice
The entire WA mining industry has been told to go back to the drawing board to review existing agreements with native title owners.
Juukan inquiry urges Rio to pay compensation
Rio Tinto should negotiate a restitution package and the WA government should establish a memorial for destroyed Aboriginal heritage sites, a parliamentary inquiry has recommended.
Year of the long knives a shocker for CEOs
This year’s decimation of the top floor of Australian business puts the royal commission clean-out of the big banks in the shade.
Will politics trump economics for iron ore?
Our resources sector is firing again led by iron ore but this time things are very different
Setback in Deloitte retirement case
A Deloitte partner suing the advisory firm for an allegedly discriminatory mandatory retirement policy has had part of his case struck out.
Shares rocket as iron ore hits six-year high
Fortescue shares jump above $20 as another downgrade from Vale put a rocket under Australian iron ore producers.
Biswas rules himself out of Rio job contention
Newcrest boss Sandeep Biswas has ruled himself out of the running for the top job at Rio Tinto.
Biswas favourite for Rio top spot
It is understood the appointment of the next Rio Tinto chief executive is imminent.
Indigenous advisory group to counsel Rio
Rio Tinto is looking to establish an Indigenous advisory group that would provide a direct Aboriginal voice to the company’s senior leaders.
Future Fund ‘voiced concerns’ to Rio
The nation’s sovereign wealth fund has confirmed it demanded further action from Rio Tinto over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves.
Miners brace for Chile instability
BHP, Rio are among miners facing years of possible political turbulence in Chile, the world’s biggest copper producing nation.
Outgoing Rio boss in class action suit
Both Rio and Jean-Sebastien Jacques have been named in a case alleging they misled investors over cost blowouts in Mongolia.
How Rio Tinto bungled cave explosion
Rio Tinto’s iron ore chief in 2014 waxed lyrical at an Indigenous art event in Perth about the significance of the ancient caves the miner blew up six years later.
Rio Tinto’s vow to Indigenous groups
The mining giant promises to increase economic benefits flowing to traditional owners in the Pilbara after the Juukan controversy.
Funds giant Calpers puts heat on AGMs
One of the world’s biggest pension funds is taking on ASX-listed companies including BHP, Rio Tinto and CBA over climate change and governance.
Fury over plan to mine near destroyed cave
An Indigenous group says Fortescue is “insensitive” for applying to mine in the same area where culturally significant caves were destroyed.
Rio ‘betrayed us’ over Juukan caves
Traditional owners of the ancient Pilbara caves say they wrongly believed Rio Tinto was trying to save the precious rock shelters.
Rock and a hard place
He’s both Treasurer and Aboriginal Affairs Minister in WA. So when a mining goliath blew up an ancient cultural site, Ben Wyatt braced for the fallout.
‘Licence to operate’ drives mining risks: E&Y
A ‘licence to operate’ is the biggest business risk for the mining industry, according to Ernst & Young.
Poor ethics ‘causes value destruction’: McMurdo
Controversies at Rio Tinto and AMP underscore key risks around destruction of value, says Australian Ethical Investment CEO.
Ardern to seek Rio smelter closure delay
NZ PM Jacinda Ardern has pledged to negotiate a 3-5 year delay in the closure of Rio Tinto’s Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
Fears miner will destroy 124 ancient sites
There are “big concerns” more ancient sites “will be destroyed” by Rio Tinto after the company was slammed for demolishing 46,000-year-old caves.
BHP moves to protect heritage sites in Pilbara
BHP has already changed its plans to protect 10 of the 40 Aboriginal heritage sites as it reviews its Pilbara iron ore operations.
BHP learns Rio’s lessons on caves
BHP has declared it will not move to destroy any heritage sites until it has negotiated with relevant traditional owners.
BHP, Fortescue reject heritage ban
The miners say a moratorium on disturbing cultural heritage sites would disempower traditional owner groups.
Juukan debacle paints miners as evil: Calderon
Rio Tinto’s destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves in Western Australia’s Pilbara has ‘damaged the entire industry’.
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