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.
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Teck shares in the red on Q2 earnings miss
Teck revenues get a shot in the arm from record Q2 copper prices.
ECB turns even more dovish. Breakthrough for gold?
The ECB has become the exact opposite of the FED in terms of monetary policy.
Rio Tinto faces UK finance watchdog probe into value of Oyu Tolgoi
The expansion of the Mongolia mine, Rio's biggest copper growth project, has seen costs balloon up to $6.75 billion.
Top Australian capital raises seek to create mining value
Australian companies raise funds to advance a suite of projects including copper, nickel, gold, silver, lithium rare earths and uranium.
South Africa coal producers bring in drones to contain theft
“There is a significant amount of coal that’s being stolen,” said Eskom.
Copper price down on pressure from rebounding dollar
Prices snapped a five-session winning streak under pressure from a rebounding dollar as investor focus shifted to a US Federal Reserve meeting.
African nations criticize push to fast-track deep-sea mining talks
The task of agreeing on regulations by mid-2023 is "seemingly insurmountable".
Booming stainless steel output to sustain nickel prices for months
Benchmark nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange, at $19,500 a tonne, are up more than 20% since April and at their highest since February.
