April 23, 2024 JP Morgan, UBS led all mining M&A financial advisers by deal value in Q1 — report According to Aurojyoti Bose, lead analyst at GlobalData, the involvement in the $2.2 billion Alcoa-Alumina M&A deal helped these two firms top the chart by value.
April 23, 2024 Iron ore price slides to nearly one-week low on subdued Chinese steel market Steel consumption was suppressed in the short term due to rainy weather in southern regions of China.
April 23, 2024 Zuma’s party wants to nationalize land, mines in South Africa MKP wants to nationalize strategic mines, ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. and Sasol Ltd.
April 23, 2024 China loses appetite for Russian coal as import costs rise Russian exports plunged 22% in the first quarter after Beijing imposed a tax regime that favors some of Russia’s rivals.
April 23, 2024 China can’t quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate goals Norwegian risk assessment firm DNV said China's coal consumption will see a "minor uptick" in the next two years.
April 23, 2024 Shortages key to copper’s upward price trajectory to new peaks Copper prices have recently been bolstered by expectations of tight supplies and optimism about demand prospects from energy transition.
April 22, 2024 Chinese nickel billionaire boosts Australian miner in Indonesia In under a decade, Nickel Industries Ltd. has gone from a relatively small miner to the world’s sixth-biggest producer of the metal.
April 22, 2024 Ranked: the top 10 EV battery manufacturers in 2023 Asia dominates this ranking of the world's largest EV battery manufacturers in 2023.
April 22, 2024 Canada’s planned capital gains tax hike may choke mining startups, dealmakers say In 2023 junior mining companies, which are still in the exploration stage, raised about C$1 billion through flow-through shares in Canada.
April 22, 2024 Column: China’s strong iron ore imports diverge from weak steel output China's first quarter imports of iron ore and its domestic production of the steel raw material both rose strongly, but output of crude steel fell.
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