March 22, 2019 30 countries face higher resource nationalism risk — report On the upside, the RNI report shows that 24 nations have seen improvements in their index performance.
March 22, 2019 Bacanora Lithium extends footprint in Germany with new licence The company has secured a second five-year exploration licence in the Erzgebirge (meaning Ore Mountain) region of Saxony, which completely encloses its Zinnwald project.
March 21, 2019 Australia’s Jervois to choose nickel-cobalt JV partner by end of 2019 Jervois, whose management is made up of ex-Glencore executives, is developing the Nico Young deposit in southeastern Australia.
March 21, 2019 Chinese electric vehicle makers are gorging on nickel New report shows in January 2019, the Chinese market saw 253% more nickel deployed in passenger EV batteries compared to a year ago.
March 21, 2019 Amnesty accuses electric vehicles makers of using unethically sourced minerals The problem, says Amnesty, is that no country legally requires companies to publicly report on their cobalt supply chains.
March 20, 2019 Continental tables resource at Buritica’s BMZ1 The company recently closed a $175 million financing package that it will use on mine construction and start-up.
March 19, 2019 Taxes and royalties paid by Australian miners equivalent to Federal Government education spending Aussie miners paid A$30.6 billion in company tax and royalties in 2017-18.
March 18, 2019 Havilah Resources to explore for additional copper-cobalt resources in the Mutooroo district The Mutooroo copper-cobalt district is located in New South Wales, eastern Australia.
March 14, 2019 MAC says mining needs government support to enhance competitiveness Capital investment in the mining sector has declined each year since 2012, with investment intentions for 2018 in line with this trend.
March 13, 2019 China becomes world’s biggest importer of rare earths – analysts For least seven key rare earths - including praseodymium, used in magnets, and yttrium, used in ceramics - China was a net importer in 2018 for the first time in…
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