April 8, 2024

Rio Tinto promotes copper boss Bold Baatar to commercial chief

Baatar's role in the expansion of Oyu Tolgoi and the $6.2bn Simandou iron ore project highlights his suitability for the post.

April 8, 2024

EU commissioner says FTA with Australia would help minerals push

Talks between the two sides on a trade pact collapsed last year with Canberra unhappy over access to EU markets for its farm goods.

April 7, 2024

Dry Andes more sensitive to lithium mining than previously thought – study

Research shows that the Dry Andes region of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia is more sensitive than previously thought to environmental change and human activities such as mining.

April 5, 2024

Big 5 diversified mining companies are having a rough 2024

World’s 50 biggest miners had a combined market capitalization of just under $1.4 trillion, with losses at the very top offsetting a banner quarter for gold and copper stocks.

April 5, 2024

Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition

Tesla has canceled the long-promised affordable car that investors have been anticipating, as reported by Reuters.

April 5, 2024

EU sees hope for US minerals deal from new forced labour law

The EU is set to implement its law on forced labour this year.

April 5, 2024

Lithium’s role in ‘clean’ ammonia production reimagined

US-based researchers updated an ammonia production process to make it greener and economically feasible.

April 4, 2024

Surge Battery Metals to begin drilling at Nevada North lithium project next month

Surge reported in February a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate on NNLP which it said had the highest grade lithium clay resource in the US.

April 4, 2024

Sigma Lithium CEO won’t sell the company at current lithium prices

The company said this week it plans to increase production to 520,000 metric tons per year by 2025.

April 4, 2024

Chile port workers stage protests, threatening commodity exports

The Ventanas port is a major hub for exporting both copper and lithium.