October 8, 2019

BHP says “social value” to be key aspect of its business planning

The world's largest miner is moving from keeping a social licence to creating value for its stakeholders.

October 7, 2019

Indonesia govt appoints Inalum to buy stake in Vale Indonesia

Vale, one of Indonesia's largest nickel miners, is set to divest around 20% of its stake to local investor to meet new regulations aimed at limiting foreign ownership of its…

October 4, 2019

Sienna Resources kicks off drilling at battery metals project in Sweden

The company says the strong nickel price had made it an opportune time to start drilling for the battery metal.

October 1, 2019

Pala Investments sweetens acquisition deal for Cobalt 27 by $23m, shares up

Shareholders had earlier opposed the deal, stating it 'undervalued' the company.

September 30, 2019

Water from near-earth asteroids could fuel space mining

A new study suggests that there are about 1,000 water-rich asteroids closer to earth than to the moon.

September 27, 2019

US steps up efforts to limit China’s control of critical minerals

Washington has expanded an initiative to promote mining of lithium, cobalt and other minerals in resource-rich countries.

September 26, 2019

Muskmobiles running rivals off the road

Worldwide, in the first half of this year, Tesla deployed more battery power than its next three biggest rivals combined.

September 25, 2019

BHP tried swaying Anglo’s Mark Cutifani to be its CEO

BHP favours an internal hire, but is also open to external candidates, people familiar with the matter said.

September 24, 2019

Vale to restart Onça Puma nickel complex

Mining has been halted since September 2017 as the company failed to undergo a requested environmental impact on local indigenous communities affected by pollution caused by the operation.

September 19, 2019

London Metal Exchange to delay ban on tainted metal until 2025 — sources

The deadline had been pushed back to 2025 in part because some major producers would not go along with the LME’s original plan.