Fortescue sets up new mining pact with Aboriginal group

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG.AX) has reached a deal with the Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation (WGAC) to oversee development of new mines at its Solomon Hub iron ore operations in Western Australia, the groups said in a statement.

Rio Tinto’s South African mineral sands project remains shut

JOHANNESBURG, July 12 (Reuters) – Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) on Monday said operations at its Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) project in South Africa, which had been hit by violent community unrest, would remain closed despite talks with government. Rio Tinto was last month forced to declare a force majeure on customer contracts at RBM due to what it […]