May 23, 2022 Chile to cushion the blow of glacier ban on giant copper mines Chile’s government is looking at a gradual implementation for a proposed ban on mining near glaciers in order to limit the impact on some of the world’s biggest copper mines.
May 23, 2022 China stimulus, supply worries fire up iron ore There are several factors that suggest a renewed rally is on the cards, writes Clyde Russell.
May 23, 2022 Chinese, Australian investors battle for largest lithium deposit AVZ Minerals is battling to retain control of the Manono lithium project in DRC, potentially the world’s largest untapped lithium deposit, amid ownership claims from Chinese investors.
May 20, 2022 Unloved since Fukushima, uranium is hot again for miners Uranium miners are racing to revive projects mothballed more than a decade ago, spurred by renewed demand for nuclear energy.
May 20, 2022 Europe aims to revive magnesium output by 2025 to cut China reliance Supplies from China fell late last year, igniting prices in Europe and focusing the EU on efforts to secure home-grown supplies.
May 18, 2022 Chile’s top court puts Dominga mining project decision on Boric admin Last year, environmentalists and surrounding communities appealed a ruling from a lower court that tossed out a decision by a regulator that denied the company permits.
May 18, 2022 China’s metal exports storm higher to fill gap left by war China has already shipped out unusually large volumes of metals from aluminum, copper to zinc in March.
May 18, 2022 Column: Nickel demand boomed in 2021; this year it will be supply Surplus or deficit? In nickel's current fractured state it could be both this year, writes Andy Home.
May 17, 2022 Russia’s biggest gold producer’s largest shareholder donates 100% of shares Polyus said Wandle Holdings donated shares to the Fund for support of Islamic foundations.
May 17, 2022 Electric vehicles surpass phones as top driver of cobalt demand The EV sector consumed 59,000 tonnes of cobalt in 2021, or 34% of total demand, according to a report by the Cobalt Institute.
Vale, Caterpillar and Sotreq sign deal to expand fleet of autonomous trucks in Pará, Brazil New agreement expands fleet to approximately 90 autonomous trucks in the region by 2028. December 16, 2025 | 01:52 pm
