June 22, 2021 Australian Aboriginal opposition mounts to new state heritage laws Western Australia has been redrafting its 50-year-old heritage laws which give the state Aboriginal Affairs minister the ultimate say in whether miners can destroy heritage sites.
June 22, 2021 Copper supply needs to double by 2050, Glencore CEO says The nickel and cobalt markets are facing similar supply deficits over the next few decades, Glasenberg says.
June 22, 2021 Trafigura, Mubadala to launch sale of Spanish copper miner MATSA Lundin Mining and Hudbay Minerals as well as South32 are likely to show an interest, a source told Reuters.
June 22, 2021 Nutrien to further boost potash output amid Belarus sanctions The increase, which will bring total annual sales volumes to 13.8 million tonnes, comes on top of the half a million tonne output increase the company announced on June 7.
June 21, 2021 Glencore to reopen one of world’s biggest cobalt mines Glencore said in August 2019 that it would close the mine for two years to carry out care and maintenance.
June 21, 2021 Rio Tinto sets budget for Star-Orion as Star disputes JV status The major is also looking to collect a portion of the $52 million it has already spent at the project.
June 21, 2021 RANKED: World’s top ten biggest nickel mines The metal plays a key role in the global transition to clean energy and demand from the EV sector alone is expected to grow by 2.6Mt to 2040.
June 21, 2021 Lundin Mining shares plunge on Candelaria production cut The open pit contains known fault zones, and the mining plan calls for production to shift below the danger zones.
June 21, 2021 Tianqi Lithium inches nearer to Australian stake sale close Heavily indebted Tianqi is pocketing a much-needed $1.4 billion from the sale.
June 21, 2021 Australia’s mining hub needs workers for boom times Some $105 billion in projects in Western Australia’s resources sector may not be fully realized unless the state addresses a chronic shortage in skilled workers.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am