Lead pollution from Roman mining and metal production may have lowered intelligence levels across the vast Roman Empire ...

Ancient Romans' IQ was reduced by the lead in the air they breathed, a new study says. The thirst for silver needed to mint ...

New research finds that pollution from ancient silver and lead mining during the Roman Empire resulted in lowered ...

They were doubly enraged that so little wealth was shared by the mine’s owner: Rio Tinto. When Bougainvilleans rebelled, security forces from Papua New Guinea, armed and trained by Australia, flooded ...

Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE: RIO) and Glencore Plc (OTC: GLNCY) , two of the largest mining companies in the world, have engaged in ...

When Glencore Plc proposed a combination with Rio Tinto Group a decade ago, the larger company turned it down after just a ...

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto , plans to create a standalone lithium division after it closes its $6.7 billion ...

Rio Tinto, the world's No. 2 mining company by market value, on Thursday reported a drop in iron-ore production and shipments from its Australian mines. Fourth-quarter and full-year output and ...

Both were 1% lower compared to 2023. Rio Tinto, which it makes most of its money from its mammoth Australian iron-ore mines, previously estimated annual shipments of between 323 million and 338 ...

Rio Tinto, the world’s largest iron ore miner ... where the company is sweating existing mines while it develops high-grade deposits such as Western Range – which is 90 per cent complete ...