December 20, 2018 Zambia tax hike to make most mines unprofitable, group says The effective tax rate will range from 86% to 105%, with about 27,900 jobs at risk - Zambia Chamber of Mines.
December 20, 2018 Eurasian Resources Group launches clean cobalt framework ERG recognises the urgent need for metal suppliers to commit to ensuring that cobalt is produced and sourced responsibly and sustainably and to support the efforts of its customers.
December 20, 2018 Clean TeQ’s Sunrise nickel-cobalt-scandium project gets green light Sunrise is one of the highest grade and largest nickel and cobalt deposits outside of Africa and one of the largest and highest grade scandium deposits in the world.
December 20, 2018 AngloGold Ashanti’s Tropicana gold mine can go underground — study A prefeasibility study into the development of a mine beneath the Boston Shaker pits confirmed the technical and financial viability of an underground mine at AngloGold Ashanti and Independence Group's…
December 20, 2018 Orocobre shares crushed on weak lithium prices, outlook Low pricing achieved recently has been affected partly by soft market conditions in China, the Brisbane-based lithium miner said.
December 19, 2018 Australia’s Kidman Resources, LG Chem ink lithium hydroxide deal Kidman will supply 12,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide a year to the diversified chemicals company for 10 years.
December 19, 2018 Largo more than doubles strike length at NAN vanadium deposit Largo expects to table a maiden resource at NAN in early 2019 after receiving all the assays from its latest program.
December 19, 2018 Havilah inks agreement for Australia’s largest undeveloped open pit copper-gold deposit The move brings the company one step closer to being granted a mining lease.
December 18, 2018 EV battery recycling – can it plug the gap? Uncertainty around future battery technologies and chemistries mean that 'future-proof' recycling technologies need to be developed.
December 18, 2018 Glencore billionaire among directors banned, fined by Canada The punishment from the OSC is a response to false accounting from Katanga that saw it overstate how much it mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014.
Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output. December 23, 2025 | 07:20 am
