Rio Tinto – Spotlight Mining

Rio Tinto’s Juukan Caves Disaster – The State of Play

Featured Image: Protesters gathered outside Rio Tinto’s Perth office after the blasting of the Juukan caves. (Photo: SBS Australia) You will hopefully remember that the mongrels at Rio Tinto (LSE:RIO, ASX:RIO, NYSE:RIO) blasted two 46,000-year-old Aboriginal rock shelters of enormous cultural and technological significance into oblivion earlier this year, when they absolutely did not need […]

LATAM Showdown and a Rio Wrist Slap

Drill season jukebox: There’s really not much Aussie music in my library… For those who lost a bit of their heritage this week, the best I can offer are: ‘The Cat Empire’ (More cowbell calls at 7:30) Featured Image: Rio Tinto were given permission to blast Juukan Gorge 1 and 2 under Section 18 of […]

The Mining Mongrel: April Review (Part 2)

Featured Image: Ironridge Resources’ drill team Continuing on from previous last week, the metals and mining sector has seen more of the same, with few new changes to mine closures or government shutdowns. The most dramatic pace in the market has been Uranium, with supply having significantly being impacted with the restrictions in Namibia, the […]

The Newest Oldest Mining Districts

Paul Kuhn, Lucy Crane and Mike Hudson talk about how modern technology and exploration is breathing life into historic mining districts – Join our weekly events at www.spotlightmining.com/register

Tales from the Covid Bunker: Day 7

Header image: looking out over one of the biggest copper mines in the world, in the mining town of Bor, from Mundoro’s HQ. Housekeeping notes: With the cancellation of all of our overseas jobs for the foreseeable future… I’m waving a tin can around in the proverbial mining streets this week. I’ve launched a Patreon […]

Liam tours the 2018 London 121 Mining Investment Conference

We had a few fantastic days at London’s County Hall with 115 companies, back to back meetings and perhaps a few beers enjoyed by all at the end… Here’s Liam’s tour and a selection of companies we enjoyed speaking to.