October 10, 2021 The hottest party in the metals world is back, but much smaller LME Week resumes amid continued covid risk.
October 8, 2021 US narrows gap with China in race to dominate battery supply chain – report The United States has moved up on BloombergNEF's Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking.
October 8, 2021 Vale opens door to base metal merger once its house is in order The world’s second-largest producer of iron ore continues to weigh up the pros and cons of forming a separate company with its copper and nickel mines in Canada, Brazil and…
October 8, 2021 BHP to expand into “tougher jurisdictions” in search of battery metals CEO Mike Henry said the company is ready for a strategic shift out of its geographical, advanced-economies comfort zone.
October 7, 2021 Judge restores operating license at Vale’s Onça Puma mine A state agency had suspended its operating license due to an alleged non-compliance with local regulations.
October 7, 2021 Vale sees no near-term spin-off of base metals unit It said part of the problem was the value of the business, which brings in $3.5 billion in revenue a year.
October 7, 2021 Nickel: the mined commodity most exposed to biodiversity risks — report According to Verisk Maplecroft, nickel is exposed to biodiversity risks because some of the largest nickel operations are located in Indonesia, New Caledonia and the Philippines.
October 6, 2021 Iron ore price rout hacks $160 billion off Top 50 mining stocks Iron ore’s whitenuckle descent took a chunk out of the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners amid a continuing rally in uranium, coal and lithium prices.
October 6, 2021 Friedland-backed Ivanhoe Electric funds South Voisey’s Bay survey A high-tech approach could potentially prove another Voisey's discovery at nearby Pants Lake intrusion.
October 6, 2021 Group Ten Metals close to initial resource for Stillwater West project in Montana Group Ten is bringing PGM bulk mining to North America for the first time, CEO says.
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