The zinc miner plans to buy 95% of Vale's assets on the Pacific island.

The rally in the gold price will not be enough to prevent 2020 turning into the worst year in 15 for global exploration spending.

In the dash to secure tomorrow's raw materials, Europe risks losing the metals capacity it already has.

It warns that the impacts of nodule mining in the Pacific Ocean will be extensive, severe and last for generations.

MINING.COM EV Metal Index tracking value of metals in newly-sold EVs globally rebound as nickel, cobalt-rich batteries favoured in EU and US gain traction.

According to EY’s Q1 mining performance and future outlook, the scale of the impact remains unclear as the pandemic continues.