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Australia Snapshot: Eight companies to watch

Call it cross-pollination: Mining companies in Australia are taking up projects in Canada and Canadian mining companies are enthusiastic about projects in Australia.

Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | September 6, 2021 | 2:12 pm

Ukraine cancels privatization tender on titanium and zirconium miner

The deal was meant to become the first successful privatization…

Reuters | August 27, 2021 | 11:11 am

World’s largest trona deposit emits enough methane to power 1m homes

If processed into natural gas, the estimated rate of 950kg/h…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 26, 2021 | 6:06 am

Rio Tinto resumes operations at Richards Bay in South Africa

The Richards Bay Minerals project was shut down in late…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2021 | 3:49 am

The View from England: Europe’s galactic mining goals

An asteroid is heading towards Earth, but it is good…

Chris Hinde - The Northern Miner | August 18, 2021 | 2:34 pm

CATL, Tesla battery supplier, unveils sodium-ion battery

Battery packs combining sodium-ion and lithium-ion cells could point towards compromise in performance for low-cost EVs, with the potential to disrupt the mass market, WoodMac says.

MINING.com Editor | July 29, 2021 | 1:07 pm

Home: Rio’s lithium project will test mining’s ESG credentials

The formula for Kryptonite in the Superman series is the closest match to the lithium-boron chemistry of the Serbian find.

Reuters | July 29, 2021 | 9:25 am

Rio Tinto’s lithium market entry likely only start of battery metals ambitions

"Lithium M&A likely a formality in the coming years" as Rio Tinto plans $2.4 billion mine in Serbia from entirely new mineral source – jadarite.

Frik Els | July 27, 2021 | 12:06 pm

Top ten US-based mid-tiers to juniors, excluding coal and precious metals

These companies have seen some of the most dramatic increases in valuations as their market caps surged over the course of the last year.

Northern Miner Staff | July 23, 2021 | 2:47 am

Rio Tinto’s RBM to shut furnace as stockpiles depleted

The Richards Bay Minerals operation in South Africa has been halted since late June following the murder of the top manager.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2021 | 3:32 am

Low-cost, sustainable plasma technology could replace one of world’s rarest materials

Technology would replace indium, a rare chemical element widely used in smartphones and computers.

MINING.com Editor | July 19, 2021 | 12:34 pm

Dawn of a mining supercycle. Are you taking the fizz?

MINING.COM takes issue with a new white paper by Wood Mackenzie forecasting the varying impacts of the green energy transition on metals and mining demand.

Frik Els | July 16, 2021 | 5:18 pm

Forecasts morph into reality as tech metals fundamentals heat up

Demand for technology metals is accelerating ahead of the supply curve.

Henry Lazenby | July 12, 2021 | 3:10 pm

Rio Tinto to keep South African operation shut

Richards Bay Minerals, shut down following the murder of the top manager, will open only if safety of people is guaranteed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2021 | 7:35 am

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Australia Snapshot: Eight companies to watch

Ukraine cancels privatization tender on titanium and zirconium miner

World’s largest trona deposit emits enough methane to power 1m homes

Rio Tinto resumes operations at Richards Bay in South Africa

The View from England: Europe’s galactic mining goals

CATL, Tesla battery supplier, unveils sodium-ion battery

Home: Rio’s lithium project will test mining’s ESG credentials

Rio Tinto’s lithium market entry likely only start of battery metals ambitions

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