March 16, 2023 Elon Musk’s Starlink linked to illegal mining in Brazil Over the past five weeks, Brazil's environment agency has seized seven Starlink terminals on Yanomami land.
March 16, 2023 EU tags copper and nickel as strategic, but industry wants more The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) unveiled by the EU adds the two major industrial metals to a list that had previously focused on more niche minerals.
March 16, 2023 Gold retailers woo Trump fans with appeals to MAGA-fueled angst Gold retailers have found a receptive audience for marketing their products to conservatives and especially supporters of the former president.
March 15, 2023 Moody’s upgrades global metals & mining outlook to stable The investors service maintained its 12-month price assumptions and medium-term sensitivity ranges for all commodities except coal.
March 15, 2023 Miners need to learn how to navigate the political spectrum in Latin America, says Southern Pulse With the high demand for critical minerals for the energy transition, countries like Chile, Mexico and Brazil have sought to review regulations and permitting.
March 15, 2023 BHP potentially faces $44 billion bill in Brazil dam case The lawsuit, one of the largest in English legal history, was thrown out in 2020 before the Court of Appeal ruled in July that it could proceed.
March 15, 2023 Philippine miners not keen on Indonesia nickel alliance plan Indonesia’s nickel plan is part of President Joko Widodo’s goal of adding more value domestically and becoming a key part of the battery supply chain.
March 14, 2023 Rio Tinto should expect more friction over Oyu Tolgoi Mongolia will keep fighting for maximum benefit from a giant copper mine run, the country’s prime minister said.
March 14, 2023 Gold ETFs record 10th consecutive month of outflows — report Overall, collective gold ETF assets under management declined by 1% to $200 billion, WGC data shows.
March 14, 2023 Peru mining exports fall almost 20% year/year in January amid protests For copper, which Peru is the world's second largest producer of, foreign sales fell 25% year-on-year in the first month of the year.
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