Richard Roberts

Richard Roberts

Richard Roberts

Richard has been in mining and finance journalism for 25 years, spending the bulk of his career in Australia but visiting and covering projects and other aspects of the industry all around the world in that time. He spent eight years developing the weekly Australasian-focused HighGrade.net before joining Mining Journal, and prior to that ran Mining Journal owner Aspermont’s mining publishing business out of Perth, Western Australia, for more than a decade.

FROM THE CAPITAL

Venture Minerals to enjoy life of Riley

Junior back on a familiar road to iron ore riches

20 May 2021

CAPITAL MARKETS

ASX IPO hoping to make a rare earth space

Foundation asset at Koppamurra is the only known ionic clay-hosted deposit in Australia

19 May 2021

BASE METALS

Rio Tinto's think-small test at Winu

New copper-gold project is small, but it fills a gap

19 May 2021

BULKS

Auto chips shortage to drag on China's rare earths growth

Subdued demand set to finally stunt surge in domestic REE output

19 May 2021

LONDON TO A BRICK

Centerra and Kumtor's putrid legacy

Kyrgyzstan turns the screw as rumours fly of bid action

18 May 2021

MINER'S RIGHT

Putting super-cycle indicators to the test

Copper closing in on real record territory

17 May 2021

PRECIOUS METALS

Troy to suspend Guyana operations

Gold in ground evaporates and Smarts Underground timeline slips

17 May 2021

PRECIOUS METALS

Saturn looks for Apollo II

WA gold explorer steps up regional search on fertile belt

16 May 2021

PARTNER CONTENT

Mine tailings: Technology and Risk

WSP speaks with Mining Journal, Mining Magazine and Australia's Mining Monthly

PARTNER CONTENT

Transformational Tailings Solutions from Weir

Mining Journal, Mining Magazine and Australia’s Mining Monthly speaks with Weir.

PARTNER CONTENT

Weir's transformational tailings flowsheets

Weir has developed a range of transformational flowsheets for tailings management

RESOURCE STOCKS

VHM's near-term critical minerals project poised with consummate timing

Globally-significant deposit aiming for production in 2025

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Journal Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Journal Intelligence team.

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ESG Mining Company Index: Benchmarking the Future of Sustainable Mining

The ESG Mining Company Index report provides an in-depth evaluation of ESG performance of 61 of the world's largest mining companies. Using a robust framework, it assesses each company across 9 meticulously weighted indicators within 6 essential pillars.

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Mining Journal Intelligence Global Leadership Report 2024: Net Zero

Gain insights into decarbonisation trends and strategies from interviews with 20+ top mining executives and experts plus an industrywide survey.

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Mining Journal Intelligence Project Pipeline Handbook 2024

View our 50 top mining projects, handpicked using a unique, objective selection process from a database of 450+ global assets.

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Mining Journal Intelligence Investor Sentiment Report 2024

Survey revealing the plans, priorities, and preferences of 120+ mining investors and their expectations for the sector in 2024.