June 21, 2024 Copper price slides from record on Chinese stockpiles High prices also weakened manufacturing demand and may see China switch out copper for aluminum.
June 21, 2024 US lithium clay projects secure backing despite extraction hurdles The United States’ great hope for domestic lithium supply could lie in the massive-scale, long-life sediment-hosted deposits in its southwestern region.
June 20, 2024 Vale unveils $3.3 billion plan to boost copper and nickel output The mining giant sees the potential to expand production capacity to about 500,000 tons of copper by 2028 mainly through improvements to its Salobo and Sossego mines in Brazil.
June 20, 2024 Allegations of human rights abuses ‘unfounded’, Barrick tells UNHRC The UN Human Rights Council alleges that 12 deaths occurred during/resulting from operations by security forces assigned to the North Mara mine in Tanzania.
June 19, 2024 US backs Angola plan to process critical minerals, export power The southern African nation, one of the top crude producers on the continent, has become a focus for the US in its campaign to secure critical minerals such as copper…
June 19, 2024 China to regulate lithium-ion battery industry amid fast expansion The guidelines, following a proposal in May, will help firms scale back manufacturing projects that only expand production capacity.
June 19, 2024 Along Peru’s mining corridor, Big Copper faces a snarl of trucks Trucks linked to artisan and illegal mining operations have been crowding vehicles from mines like Las Bambas, Constancia and Antapaccay.
June 19, 2024 JCHX closes in on Zambian copper mine deal as China tightens Africa grip The deal to buy an 80% stake in Zambia's Lubambe copper mine is nearing completion.
June 19, 2024 China is building Europe battery supply in Morocco, VW unit says Morocco is rich in phosphate resources, key to making LFP cells.
June 18, 2024 Column: China’s steel sector looks a little healthier, or does it? It's a case of one step forward, two steps back for China's steel and iron ore sectors.
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
