October 3, 2022

ANIMATION: Race is on for global lithium mining domination

Visualize the world's top lithium producing countries since 2012 and forecasts for winners and losers out to 2031.

October 3, 2022

EV makers must partner with miners to secure key metals

Lithium demand is forecast to almost triple by mid-decade from last year’s level, BloombergNEF said in a July report.

October 3, 2022

Column: Iron ore navigates choppy seas amid some positive China signs

Iron ore is managing to steer a fairly straight course despite the headwinds and crosswinds being thrown about by both the Chinese and global economies, writes Andy Home.

October 3, 2022

Burkina Faso miners say business as usual despite coup

Companies said the new military leadership has urged people of Burkina Faso to “go about their business in peace.”

October 1, 2022

Demand for aluminum slows in another sign of troubled economy

Makers of everything from automobiles to beverage cans to kitchen appliances are holding off booking next year’s aluminum orders.

September 30, 2022

Peru proposes ‘new approach’ to mining to combat economic disparities, conflicts

Prime Minister Anibal Torres said during a conference between executives of large mining firms that the new "attitude" aimed to promote local and foreign investment.

September 30, 2022

Ideon Technologies aims to take some of the guesswork out of mineral exploration

The technology can’t tell what types of minerals are underground, but it can describe ore densities.

September 30, 2022

Zambia plans mine-tax concessions while trimming budget deficit

Zambia plans to reduce its budget deficit next year, even as it makes further cuts to copper mining royalties.

September 30, 2022

Zimbabwe wants half of royalties paid in gems, precious metals

The Treasury was concerned that the country does not have reserves of the minerals.

September 30, 2022

Copper mining has a new champion in veteran Peruvian economist

In a presentation at Perumin, finance minister Kurt Burneo reiterated the policy priorities that have endeared him to the industry, such as maintaining tax rates, offering fiscal benefits and cutting…