January 16, 2020 Mining companies threaten action against Tanzania over new law Indiana Resources alleged breach of contract after the East African nation amended its mining law.
January 10, 2020 As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.
January 9, 2020 BMW becomes first carmaker to join responsible mining group The luxury vehicle maker plans to ethically source the raw materials to make its electric cars.
January 9, 2020 First Quantum achieves record annual copper production The company also said that it could increase its output by up to 25% this year.
January 8, 2020 FPX recoveries from Decar suggest battery market potential Based on nickel recoveries in excess of 98%, the company believes that the resulting solution could be an ideal feed for the production of nickel and cobalt sulphate.
January 8, 2020 Indonesia approves environmental study for battery-grade nickel plants There are at least five of these plants being built in Indonesia currently.
January 7, 2020 Base metals hope for manufacturing recovery in 2020 Most analysts are looking for something better this year but the early indications are that bulls will have to be patient.
January 7, 2020 Atlantic Nickel resumes production at Santa Rita mine in Brazil The operation, one the world’s largest open pit nickel sulphide mines, was halted in 2015 due to low nickel prices.
January 3, 2020 Canada Cobalt Works discovers high-grade gold at Castle mine The unexpected finding was made on the western side of the property.
December 27, 2019 Canada snapshot: Projects to watch in BC, Yukon and NWT The natural endowment of the region continues to drive mineral exploration.
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