September 8, 2021 Vale Indonesia eyes 2026 completion for nickel HPAL plant The plant in Pomalaa, in Southeast Sulawesi province, is expected to produce 40,000 tonnes of mixed sulphide precipitate.
September 8, 2021 De Beers latest sale shows steady rebound in diamond market The world’s top producer by value sold $515 million worth of rough diamonds, the largest figure for this time of year since 2016.
September 8, 2021 BHP inks exploration deal with Gates and Bezos-backed KoBold Metals The world’s largest miner will use artificial intelligence tools developed by KoBold, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires.
September 7, 2021 Nornickel tests extraction of metals from waste after flooding hit output About 200 tonnes of nickel, 50 tonnes of copper, 80 kg of platinum group metals, 2 kg of gold and 44 kg of silver were extracted last month from low-nickel…
September 7, 2021 Noront receives official Wyloo offer, trumping BHP bid The success of either bid will put high-profile Ring of Fire nickel asset in Australian hands.
September 7, 2021 Aboriginal group files UN complaint over heritage bill New draft laws put greater emphasis on agreement between Indigenous groups and developers, but the government retains the final decision in heritage disputes.
September 6, 2021 The View from England: Burning lessons for mining Burning Man principles contain lessons that could be more usefully shared with the mining industry.
September 6, 2021 BMW orders up $24 billion of batteries as EV demand grows The German carmaker now has contracts for more than 20 billion euros of batteries, up from 12 billion euros previously.
September 6, 2021 Glencore to return Prodeco coal mining contracts to Colombia Glencore previously said the Calenturitas and La Jagua mines would be handed back to Colombia because a restart of its operations would not be viable.
September 6, 2021 Chalco says Guinea bauxite operations normal after president’s overthrow Chalco produces bauxite, the main aluminium ore, from the Boffa mine.
Vittangi graphite mine in Sweden gets zoning plan approval The mine, operated by Australia's Talga Group, is expected to produce around 100,000 metric tons of graphite ore a year. January 23, 2026 | 07:37 am
