Rhiannon Hoyle

Sayona Mining agreed to buy North Carolina-based Piedmont Lithium to create a top North American lithium producer that can better withstand swings in the fast-growing lithium market.

The miner is finding it difficult to stamp out sexual harassment, racism, and bullying as it faces resistance and backlash from some workers to its efforts to overhaul the culture.

Sayona Mining agreed to buy North Carolina-based Piedmont Lithium to create a top North American lithium producer that can better withstand swings in the fast-growing lithium market.

The world’s second-biggest miner by value, expects annual iron ore shipments from its Australian operations to be little changed in 2025.

Mineral and metal mines in the developing world are caught up in tensions over profits, and host countries are increasingly using force to get a bigger share.

The mining giant posted a sharp rise in second-quarter copper production thanks to a jump in output at Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine.

The world’s fourth-biggest iron-ore producer reported a rise in second-quarter iron-ore shipments and said first-half exports of the steel ingredient were the highest in its history.