September 27, 2021 EXPLAINER: What is behind China’s power crunch? China is in the grip of a power crunch as a shortage of coal supplies, toughening emissions standards and strong demand from manufacturers and industry have pushed coal prices to…
September 24, 2021 RANKED: World’s top ten nickel mining companies Total nickel reserves are estimated at 94 million tonnes globally, with Indonesia and Australia among the countries holding the largest endowments.
September 24, 2021 Fed QE taper and gold Slowing extreme money printing is a far cry from actual Fed tightening.
September 24, 2021 Tin price hits record high on low inventories Prices for the metal have been fueled by supply disruptions in major producing countries and booming demand for electronics, where the metal is used for soldering to connect components.
September 24, 2021 China to form two rare earth giants to strengthen pricing power Beijing has been restructuring the industry for years into six large state-controlled groups.
September 24, 2021 Europe’s energy crisis to hit miners’ long-term power deals, Boliden says Boliden hasn’t yet been forced to curtail operations or output because of soaring energy prices, but costs are rising.
September 23, 2021 Russell: China goes after low-hanging coal fruit, the real challenge is at home President Xi Jinping’s promise to end China’s financing of overseas coal-fired power plants should be seen as a first step rather than a major effort to mitigate climate change.
September 23, 2021 Andrew Forrest spearheads global green hydrogen push Hydrogen is widely touted as the best future option to decarbonize industries like steel, cement, fertilizers, shipping and aviation.
September 23, 2021 IMF to advise Peru on reform to increase mining taxes, says finance minister Mining is a key source of tax revenue in Peru and the new leftist administration of President Pedro Castillo has repeatedly said it wants to increase mining taxes to pay…
September 23, 2021 Top copper producers show some love for Peru’s leftist leader Freeport-McMoRan boss Richard Adkerson said he was left “encouraged” from a recent meeting with President Pedro Castillo.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am