WSJ News Exclusive | Silicon Valley’s Newest Unicorn Is a Mining Company

Bill Gates and other tech-industry investors are backing AI-powered startup Kobold Metals.

The Green Revolution Is Here. Which Big Miners Are Prepared?

New US legislation points to a world copper shortage in a few years. Some big mining…

How a radioactive capsule was lost and better found in the Australian outback

At Sue Schmidt’s gas station and roadhouse off a remote highway in the Australian Outback, employees…

Missing radioactive capsule prompts search and concern in Australia

In the Australian outback, officials are searching for a capsule less than an inch long of…

Saudi Arabia Seeks to Lure Global Miners in Bid to Overhaul Its Economy

Senior executives from Rio Tinto and BHP were among those attending a Riyadh conference focused on…

Rio Tinto Forges Deal With China for $2 Billion Iron-Ore Mine

ADELAIDE, Australia—Rio Tinto PLC and China Baowu Steel Group Corp. agreed to develop a $2 billion…

BHP’s OZ Bid Could Signal a New Dawn for Mining M&A

Australian mining giant BHP Group has been given the cold shoulder by copper miner OZ Minerals…

Mining firms’ cautious spending threatens shift to green energy

Metal prices are rising, but mining companies are not spending. Their restraint could keep supplies tight…

World’s largest miner scrap instant thermal-coal exhaust

Adelaide, Australia—The world’s largest mining company has abandoned the sale of its last thermal coal mine,…