July 18, 2018 BHP posts record annual iron ore output, beats Q4 forecasts Shares in the miner jumped more than 3% after both quarterly and full-year production rose 3% on improved productivity.
July 18, 2018 Peru unit of Plateau Energy finds one of ‘world’s largest’ lithium resource Company plans to complete a feasibility study next year, which will reveal whether the proposed $800 million, underground lithium-uranium mine can and should be built.
July 18, 2018 Earth holds quadrillion tonnes of diamonds deep beneath its surface Getting to them would take technology far beyond what we currently have at our disposal.
July 17, 2018 LME to launch monthly ‘implied pricing’ for base metals Starting on July 30, the LME will start providing a set of synthetic monthly prices for the six main base metals — copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, nickel and tin.
July 16, 2018 Four miners killed in Georgia in coal mine accident, officials say The government will close the mine until an investigation is complete and it gets the conclusions of international experts.
July 15, 2018 Africa’s richest man signs $650 mln Afreximbank loan for oil refinery The seven-year term loan would attract a moratorium of five years, according to facility terms read out during the signing.
July 13, 2018 Reduced head count, capex spending biggest contributor to mine efficiency mid-decade: McKinsey To stay productive, McKinsey warns that miners must maintain fiscal discipline.
July 11, 2018 Five top mining execs. convicted over Turkey’s worst mine disaster The sentences range from 15 to 22 years in jail for high-ranked executives.
July 10, 2018 Suncor says Syncrude oilsands project to return to full production in September Suncor expects pipeline shipments from its Syncrude oil sands project to be about 60 per cent to 70 per cent of total capacity in August.
July 10, 2018 Canada oil supply to stay tight with Syncrude down for weeks Part of Suncor’s oil-sands facility will restart this month.
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am
