October 24, 2019

Ore miners in Indonesia will need to optimize land use — ministry

The government plans to create parameters, such as size of concession versus area explored, to measure exploration efforts.

October 24, 2019

Vale turns to artificial intelligence for exploration at Coleman nickel mine

AI company GoldSpot will examine data gathered by Vale over decades of mining at Coleman and look for previously unrecognized data trends.

October 23, 2019

China leads the race to exploit deep sea minerals — UN body

China is likely to become the first country in the world to start mining seabed minerals if the international rules for exploitation are approved next year.

October 23, 2019

Nornickel says workers died at mine due to lack of oxygen

The deaths could have been caused by methane gas poisoning, TASS reported on Tuesday.

October 23, 2019

Eramet’s nickel plant in Indonesia to start ahead of schedule in H1 2020

Weda Bay, a nickel pig iron (NPI) project, is a nine-million-tonne nickel resource which will be run by Eramet and its JV partner Tsingshan Holding Group.

October 22, 2019

Three dead in underground mine accident at Russia’s Nornickel

Three people were killed on Tuesday in an accident at Norilsk Nickel's Taimyr underground mine in Siberia.

October 21, 2019

Private investors shun mining amid “escalated investor concerns”

New report shows private funds raising money for investment in metals and mining came up empty in Q3 and so far this year commitments total a paltry $100m.

October 18, 2019

Ivanhoe encouraged by rise in palladium prices

The Vancouver-based company announced that the weighted price of the 'basket' of metals contained in the ore at the Platreef project rose to a new, multi-year high.

October 16, 2019

Fate of Black Swan nickel project to be decided before year-end

The Aussie miner, backed by billionaire Andrew Forrest, wants to take advantage of improved nickel prices.

October 14, 2019

Vale, Sumitomo to reduce stake in Indonesian nickel miner

Vale and Sumitomo will sell a 20% stake to state-owned Asahan Aluminium, known as Inalum.