April 6, 2021 GRAPH: Global metal and ore production at a glance Critical metals and minerals are a tiny sliver of a sliver of global mining production.
April 4, 2021 Copper may be the key to turn CO2 into fuel Germany-based researchers optimized copper catalysts for the conversion of carbon dioxide into chemicals or fuels.
April 1, 2021 Japan’s Mitsui Mining expects 9.5% rise in H1 zinc output Company plans to produce 109,100 tonnes of refined zinc in the first half of the 2021/22 financial year that started this month.
March 24, 2021 Companies keep too much of Peru’s metal wealth, top candidate says The front-runner in Peru’s presidential race said he’s ready to take a tougher stance against mining companies.
March 24, 2021 Global zinc market surplus shrank in January – ILZSG The global zinc market was oversupplied by 11,700 tonnes in January after a revised surplus of 23,500 tonnes in December.
March 24, 2021 Mitsui & Co. boosts stake in Collahuasi copper mine Deal leaves the Japanese trading house with a 12% interest in the open-pit operation, the world's second largest copper mine.
March 23, 2021 Green Minerals listed in Oslo with aim to mine ocean floor in 2026 In January, Norway launched a process to open areas of its extended continental shelf to exploration for seabed minerals.
March 22, 2021 Shanghai zinc price hits over 3-year high on demand hopes Prices jumped on Monday buoyed by prospects of demand improvement in China as the peak consumption season approaches.
March 19, 2021 Nexa takes stake in Tinka Resources Nexa has acquired a 9% stake in Tinka, which is developing Ayawilca, one of the largest zinc projects in Peru.
March 17, 2021 RANKED: World’s top 10 nickel projects – 2021 No. 1 is a deep sea polymetallic project with a 75,000 square kilometre exploration tenement.
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