March 1, 2022

Holistic approach to EV charging infrastructure brings green future closer – report

A report by IDTechEx estimates that there will be 18.7 million units in electric vehicle fleets on the road by 2032, which explains the current ramp-up of charging infrastructure.

February 28, 2022

Rusal halts alumina shipments from Ukraine

The move by the world’s top aluminium producer outside China, threatens to further tighten a market that’s already short on supply.

February 28, 2022

Iron ore price rises as Russia-Ukraine conflict stokes supply concerns

While Russia and Ukraine are not major suppliers of iron ore to China, the two countries now at war usually export to other European countries.

February 28, 2022

Perseus Mining becomes sole owner of Orca Gold in $155m deal

Perseus currently owns a 15% stake in the Canadian developer, which is developing the Block 14 gold project in northern Sudan.

February 28, 2022

Road de-icing, mined salt damaging freshwater ecosystems

The use or production of salt in mining operations, road de-icing, and agriculture fertilizers are causing freshwater salinization.

February 28, 2022

BHP invests $79m in South America-focused Filo Mining

The Canadian junior is developing a copper-gold-silver project straddling the border between Argentina and Chile.

February 27, 2022

There is a connection between Mars and heavy metal-polluted Rio Tinto estuary

Goethite, red hematite, schwertmannite and jarosite link Mars to Spain’s Rio Tinto.

February 25, 2022

Iamgold reports fire at Côté batch plant

The fire at the Côté gold project in Ontario was extinguished and no injuries were reported.

February 25, 2022

Dalian iron ore down on Chinese price control

Vale executives said on Friday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is expected to influence the price of iron ore pellets.

February 25, 2022

Strong diamond demand boosts Lucara revenue, Petra sales

Miners have added evidence that the global market for roughs diamonds and jewellery has returned to pre-pandemic levels.