October 21, 2022 BHP chief executive cautiously optimistic about China’s economic growth The International Monetary Fund forecasts China's GDP will expand by just 3.2% this year, down from 8.1% growth in 2021.
October 20, 2022 All the metals we mined in 2021: Visualized The world mined 2.8 billion tonnes of metals in 2021. This infographic visualizes them all on the same scale.
October 20, 2022 CHARTS: “Almost unattainable” gap between green energy copper demand and mining supply New report estimates 1 million additional tonnes of copper supply is needed per year to meet climate goals. The tally so far in 2022? 260,000 tonnes.
October 20, 2022 China’s ‘blue sky’ efforts may ease energy crunch and coal rally Cement factories in the northern industrial hub Hebei are scheduled for a five-month rationing of output.
October 20, 2022 Explainer: What is Indonesia’s proposed tin export ban about? Indonesia plans to ban the export of tin ingots to encourage investors to set up production facilities and develop its industries to process tin into other products at home.
October 20, 2022 America’s new nuclear power industry has a Russian problem Without a reliable source of the high assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) the reactors need, developers worry they won't receive orders for their plants.
October 20, 2022 Suspected Islamist militants attack ruby mine in northeastern Mozambique The raid took place on an operation 12 kilometres southeast of Gemfields’s 75%-owned Montepuez Ruby Mining.
October 19, 2022 Mining giants warn Chile mining royalty would impact investment BHP and Antofagasta said a mining royalty bill in Chile would affect competitiveness and encourage miners to reevaluate investments.
October 19, 2022 LME Week: spotlight on LME nickel debacle and the fate of Russian metal Possible sanctions on Russian metal, lawsuits, a battle to recover trust and a slump in nickel trading after the March fiasco are just some of the headwinds facing the LME.
October 19, 2022 World steel use to fall in another bleak sign for global economy Demand for the metal -- which is widely viewed as an economic barometer -- will drop 2.3% in 2022, bucking an April outlook for a small increase.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
