Rio Tinto pulls offer for stake in world’s largest lithium miner
Decision doesn’t mean the miner has abandoned plans to capitalize on the electric-car boom, sources familiar with the matter say.
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BHP is building an EV hub it doesn’t want to keep
The good luck for BHP is that only about 40 to 45 percent of existing nickel mine supply is suitable for processing into a battery-grade chemical product.
Alrosa 2017 sales fall to $4.3bn on lower average price for rough diamonds
Russian miner said the price decline for rough diamonds was due to the changed sales assortment resulting from an increased demand for small-sized rough rocks from India.
The role of exotic animals in California’s Gold Rush
Together with hundreds of people, exotic animals arrived in California during the Gold Rush of the 1850s.
Klondex shrinks Manitoban operations
The Vancouver-based company announced the immediate reduction of underground mining operations and workforce at its True North mine.
Lundin Gold to start building Ecuador’s largest underground mine
Fruta del Norte is expected to produce 340koz of gold per year over 13 years.
Pancontinental in the quest for “blue gold”
The company is looking in Canada, the world's No. 3 cobalt producer.
Reform overdue to drive growth and protect Australia from future downturn
Minerals Council of Australia’s pre-Budget submission warns that every year Budget repair is delayed puts Australia closer to the risk of an economic shock.
Electric cars market threatened by potential cobalt tax hike in Congo
The nation, responsible for about two thirds of global output, plans to increase tax on cobalt to 5% from 2%.