

Tropical Cyclone Sean delivered record rain along parts of the Pilbara coastline of Western Australia, impacting Rio Tinto rail and port operations.A railcar dumper at the East Intercourse Island (EII) port facility, which shipped 45 million tonnes of total Rio Tinto Iron Ore shipments in 2024, was flooded after the weather event...
Rio Tinto has released fourth quarter production results. Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: “Our operating performance in 2024 was good, consistent with our ongoing commitment to strengthen the business as we execute our strategy to deliver profitable growth. The implementation of our Safe Production System has again contributed...
Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. has published its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting the Group’s ongoing commitment to responsible business practices and progress towards its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals.Trafigura deploy infrastructure, market expertise and worldwide logistics network to move oil and metals...
The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. have released a joint statement announcing an agreement on a new six-year labour contract. The agreement must be ratified by both sides, but the tentative deal averts a potential strike that threatened to shut down East and Gulf Coast...
Further to the announcement of 2nd August 2024, Vitol B.V. has now completed the acquisition of Noble Resources Trading Limited.The August announcement stated that Vitol had agreed to acquire Noble Resources Trading Limited for an purchase price equivalent to $0.63 per share on a debt free / cash free basis subject to...
As part of a research and development programme, Rio Tinto is assessing the potential for extracting and valorising gallium, a critical and strategic mineral already present in the bauxite processed in its alumina refinery in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, the only one in Canada.When the preliminary phase of technology development...