BYD to build $1.2bn EV battery plant in central China
The Chinese company's battery unit is aiming to build a facility with the capacity to produce 40 gigawatt hours per year of its Blade Battery.
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ATAC board rebuffs Victoria Gold takeover bid
The all-scrip deal values ATAC at $18.7 million.
Lynas’ Malaysia rare earths plant faces part closure as regulator keeps curbs
Lynas will need to close the cracking and leaching part of its rare earths processing plant if the conditions are not removed before July 1.
Karora grows gold resources at Beta Hunt mine in Australia
The updated measured and indicated resource totalled 1.35 million gold ounces, representing a 20% increase over the previous estimate.
Freeport-McMoRan cuts forecast after floods damage Indonesia’s Grasberg mine
Freeport now expects its Q1 sales to be lower than the previous outlook of 900 million pounds of copper and 300,000 ounces of gold.
Cyber threats on the rise for resource industries
Traditional security is inadequate to protect industrial environments from rapidly evolving cyber threats, experts say.
Asset managers touting ESG enjoy a turbo-charged coal boom
Thungela Resources CEO is promising to ratchet up production through the end of the next decade at least.
France grants loan to Eramet’s SLN nickel unit to avert collapse
The French government has agreed to grant a 40 million euro loan to SLN.
Gold miners may see margins shine as energy, labor costs edge lower
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) jumped by a third in the last four quarters at top miners Barrick and Newmont.