January 2, 2025 Steelworkers union criticizes Nippon Steel’s proposal for lack of long-term commitment The proposal "is nothing but a "Hail Mary" pass destined to fall to the ground," it said.
January 2, 2025 Chinese firm to build Guinea’s biggest alumina processing plant The refinery will have the capacity to produce 1.2 million tons of alumina per year by the end of 2027.
January 2, 2025 China flexes lithium dominance with plans for tech-export curbs Beijing proposes including battery cathode material preparation technology to its catalog of applications that are subject to export bans or restrictions.
January 2, 2025 Indonesian prosecutors name five tin mining firms accused of illegal mining The companies allegedly colluded with former executives at PT Timah to accommodate illegal tin mining.
January 2, 2025 Hudbay receives all permits for Copper World project in Arizona According to Hudbay, Copper World is expected to increase its consolidated annual copper production by more than 50% from current levels.
January 2, 2025 Cameco suspends uranium production at Inkai JV in Kazakhstan over bureaucratic holdup The in-situ recovery JV with Kazatomprom didn’t get an extension to submit its project paperwork.
January 2, 2025 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals raises $537 million in race for critical minerals The funding round valued KoBold at $2.96 billion.
January 2, 2025 Oman makes first copper export in 30 years Approximately 900 tonnes of copper concentrates were shipped from the Lasail mine in Sohar.
January 2, 2025 ACG to raise $200m in bonds to finance Turkey copper mine The funds will be used to transition the Gediktepe mine to copper and zinc concentrate production from gold and silver.
December 31, 2024 De Beers sitting on largest diamond inventory since 2008, FT reports The diamond giant has faced multiple headwinds in recent years.
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