Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code
Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.
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Liontown signs new deal to supply spodumene to China
The short-term deal is to ship 100,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate to Beijing Sinomine over 10 months.
Trafigura and Mubadala plan sale of Brazil iron ore port
The companies bought a controlling stake in the Rio de Janeiro facility from MMX Mineracao & Metalicos in 2014.
Vehicle electrification requires 55% more copper mines by 2050 — study
To reach net zero by 2050 would require at least 194 mines or 6 new mines every year, a recent study by the IEF shows.
Indonesian onslaught wipes out Australia’s nickel industry
BHP’s Nickel West suspension could mark the death knell for Australia’s nickel sector and has widespread ramifications.
Column: After another boom and bust, where next for lithium?
There was a similar boom-bust cycle in 2016-2017 but the difference this time is that no-one seems to be expecting a speedy recovery.
Polish miner found alive after more than 48 hours trapped underground
State-run news channel TVP Info reported that the miner was conscious when rescuers reached him.
Friedland warns of copper ‘crisis’ as mine costs soar
Humanity would have to mine more copper in the next 20 years than in human history to meet surging global demand on the back of the energy transition.
Botswana eyes new export route to exploit huge coal resource
The African Development Bank has agreed to finance a feasibility study for the project, at a cost of about $4 million.
