Shares in Canada’s Nautilus Minerals , one of the world's first seafloor miners, climbed more than 10% on Monday as the company disclosed is negotiating the terms of an agreement with arm's length third parties that would involve the creation of a joint venture company. The purpose of the new…

Rio Tinto has been recognised at the 2018 Women in Resources National Awards (WIRNA) for its commitment to gender diversity and breaking the cycle of violence against women. At an awards breakfast at Parliament House in Canberra this morning, Rio Tinto was named winner of the Excellence in Diversity Programs…

Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) continues to successfully implement its innovation projects with the relocatable conveyor at Cloudbreak coming online. A key productivity initiative, the five kilometre conveyor includes a semi-mobile primary crushing station and feeds directly into the Cloudbreak ore processing facility. The relocatable conveyor and semi-mobile crushing facilities can…

Nornickel is the only Russian company on the annual Forbes’ Top-100 Most Innovative list.The list is a ranking of companies investors think will create profitable new ideas. The assessment is based on innovation premium the difference between capitalisation and discounted cash flow which reflects the growth potential. To be included…

Russia's Norilsk Nickel, the world's leading palladium producer, said in a statement on Wednesday it is planning a joint venture with Russian Platinum, to expand mining of metals belonging to the platinum group.Nornickel's co-owner, billionaire Vladimir Potanin, was cited by RIA news agency as saying he expects to attract 250…