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Rio Tinto is facing grade issue at some of its existing projects in the Pilbara.

Iron oreFalling Pilbara iron ore quality sparks benchmark tweak

The iron ore industry’s key pricing benchmark for seaborne cargoes will be lowered as the quality of supplies from biggest exporter Australia worsens.

Katharine Gemmell

Atlas Iron and Roy Hill will merge to become Hancock Iron Ore.

Iron orePremiumRinehart reveals plans for iron ore marriage

Gina Rinehart has revealed plans to create a single iron ore powerhouse by merging Roy Hill with Atlas Iron in a major shake-up of the billionaire’s business empire.

Australian businessman Clive Palmer.

MiningPremiumSino lifeline approved amid Palmer blues

CITIC Pacific has gained State Government approval for a partial extension of its Sino Iron operation as its fights royalties billionaire Clive Palmer for a long-term fix.

Neale Prior

Clive Palmer is trying to pin the blame on the collapse of Queensland Nickel on CITIC Pacific.

MiningCommentsClive says CITIC left nickel play without dime

Clive Palmer begins campaign to blame Cape Preston iron ore miner CITIC Pacific for $1 billion loss in Queensland Nickel collapse.

Neale Prior

Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm at the opening of Western Range.

MiningCommentsPremiumRio Tinto CEO breaks silence on shock resignation

Jakob Stausholm has broken his silence on his shock resignation as Rio Tinto’s chief, while Mr Stausholm’s potential successor has claimed a victory against union infiltration in the Pilbara.

Adrian Rauso

Rio Tinto’s $3.1 billion iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

MiningCommentsPremiumRio Tinto opens $3.1b mine as part of $20b WA cash splash

The ribbon has been cut on a $US2 billion ($3.1 billion) mine that Rio Tinto hopes will help curb the dwindling quality of its iron ore. 

Adrian Rauso

(L-R) RTIO Chief Executive Simon Trott and Pinikura Traditional Owner and Chairperson of PKKP Aboriginal Corporation, Terry Drage (1)

MiningCommentsPremiumRio, PKKP lock in landmark deal five years on from Juukan

Rio Tinto and the PKKP Aboriginal Corporation have inked their own rules of engagement five years after the mining giant destroyed rockshelters at Juukan Gorge, in a turning point for corporate responsibility. 

Simone Grogan

Sino Iron magnetite mine in the Pilbara

MiningCommentsPremiumSqueezed CITIC’s Sino Iron profit shrinks by two-thirds

Clive Palmer’s royalty cheque from China’s biggest mine in Australia has eclipsed the profit the operation generated for its owner.

Adrian Rauso

The Onslow haul road being repaired and resurfaced on Wednesday.

MiningCommentsPremiumOnslow site tour works a charm for MinRes

The Onslow Iron haul road is looking better and the new chairman left a good impression — that was the verdict from a throng of analysts inspecting Mineral Resources’ most important project.

Adrian Rauso

The Hope Downs 1 mine.

MiningPremiumNRW wins $157m Rio contract

NRW Holdings is reaping the rewards of Rio Tinto’s iron ore replenishment pipeline with a second contract from the mining giant in the space of three months.

Adrian Rauso

A stacker at the Ken's Bore mine within the Onslow Iron project.

MiningPremiumMinRes shares crash on road-driven Onslow downgrade

The company’s stock is down after production guidance was slashed — but one outspoken MinRes critic believes ‘a giant leap forward’ has been made.

Adrian Rauso

A jumbo truck on the Onslow haul road.

MiningPremiumTruckies blamed for latest MinRes downgrade

Mineral Resources has again slashed output guidance from its crucial Onslow Iron project, blaming trucking contractors for being too slow on its problematic haul road.

Adrian Rauso

Clive Palmer

MiningPremiumPalmer in rush to fix $1.8b Queensland Nickel claim

Royalties billionaire Clive Palmer dealt last minute blow in bid to blame CITIC for nickel wreckage.

Neale Prior

Brookfield place

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BHP joins Rio Tinto in job cuts with 100 WA staff chopped

WA’s most profitable iron ore miner, BHP, trimmed down its local headcount by approximately 100 last week.

Adrian Rauso

A Rio Tinto train in the Pilbara

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Green light for Rio’s stockpile despite asbestos risk

WA’s environmental regulator is putting its faith in Rio Tinto to adequately manage the potential for ‘severe’ asbestos contamination of drinking water.

Adrian Rauso

Was Jakob Stausholm pushed from the top job? There’s plenty of speculation surrounding his exit.

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Three reasons why Rio boss may have been pushed out

The market has digested the shock news that Rio Tinto’s head honcho is on the way out, seemingly not of his own volition, a decision that could have massive ramifications and leaves unanswered questions.

Adrian Rauso

Jakob Stausholm.

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From a French cavalier to a great Dane, what’s next for Rio?

The sudden departure of Rio Tinto chief Jakob Stausholm took everyone by surprise.

Adrian Rauso

Jakob Stausholm will step down as CEO of Rio Tinto.

MiningPremiumRio Tinto CEO makes bombshell announcement

Jakob Stausholm, the chief executive of Rio Tinto, will step down from his role and leave the company altogether.

Adrian Rauso and Simone Grogan

Fortescue's Iron Bridge project

MiningPremiumFMG sets date for Iron Bridge to finally come good

Fortescue is now confident its Iron Bridge magnetite mining operation can run at full tilt by the 2028 financial year, five years after the problematic project produced first concentrate.

Adrian Rauso

Malcolm Bundey will immediately join the lithium and iron ore miner as a non-executive director and will succeed outgoing chair James McClements on July 1.

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MinRes’ surprising new chair pick to start rebuild

Mineral Resources has named its man to lead a rebuild of the miner’s depleted board and regain the trust of shareholders left burnt by a series of scandals.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

An idle truck waiting for the train to be cleared.

TRAIN DELAYPremiumIron ore train breaks down causing traffic chaos

An Aurizon train laden with iron ore broke down this morning and blocked a key transport route linking inland WA to Geraldton Port.

Adrian Rauso

Chairman and party spokesperson for Trumpet of Patriots Clive Palmer at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

MiningPremiumPalmer and CITIC lawyers to puff peace pipe

A Supreme Court judge has ordered Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy and CITIC Pacific to have one last crack at mediation as they continue to fight over expansion delays at the Sino Iron project.

Neale Prior

Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison pictured at their offices in Osborne Park.

MiningPremiumSuper fund giant dumps MinRes stake over board departures

The superannuation fund has bailed out of Mineral Resources over persistent ‘serious governance concerns’, but shares in the embattled miner have risen.

Adrian Rauso

Sino Iron ginormous tailings dam. Inset the legal teams get a tour of the site.

MiningPremiumBattle for Sino Iron takes flight ... with judge onboard

So far, the battle for the future of Sino Iron and its 3000 workers has played out in the courtroom. Yesterday, it shifted. The West joined a Supreme Court judge on his tour of the sprawling mine.

Neale Prior

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