October 16, 2018 Rio Tinto delays start of Oyu Tolgoi expansion due to technical issues First production from the $5.3 billion underground expansion of Oyu Tolgoi was originally scheduled for early 2020.
October 15, 2018 Vanadium price leaps to near-record high New rebar standards in China and spiking demand from green energy storage sector pushes vanadium up 550% in two years.
October 14, 2018 Australia’s coal sector hopeful A new report prepared for the Minerals Council of Australia forecasts that the demand for metallurgical coal to 2030 will grow by over 95Mt.
October 11, 2018 Unloved gold sector regains shine with mergers, price spike Darren Blasutti, President and CEO of Americas Silver says interest in the sector is picking up and that his company’s recently announced acquisition of Pershing Gold is a good example…
October 8, 2018 Barrick-Randgold deal breathes new life into gold Toronto-based Barrick announced it would purchase Randgold for a spectacular $6 billion.
October 7, 2018 Canadian miner and First Nation work together on “new wonder material” project Zenyatta and the Constance Lake First Nations join forces.
October 4, 2018 Vale to approve $1B expansion of Salobo copper mine in Brazil — report The project, known as the Salobo 3, is expected to add about 50,000 tonnes to the open-pit mine’s current capacity of 200,000 tonnes of copper per year
October 2, 2018 Rio Tinto unearths 177 carat diamond in the rough at Diavik mine Rio Tinto and JV partner Dominion Diamond Mines have revealed three of the finest large rough diamonds from their Canadian diamond mine.
October 1, 2018 Forty-five per cent of cars sold in Norway last month were electric: report No gas or balloons needed.
September 28, 2018 Rocketing vanadium price primed for ‘Elon Musk moment’ "To build a gigafactory of vanadium flow batteries, companies will need to own a mine or lease the fully recyclable vanadium" – Simon Moores.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
