Surging energy prices force Japanese steel giant to revisit coal
Nippon Steel currently has minority stakes in six coking coal assets, mostly in Australia.
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Sandvik secures order of underground battery electric vehicles for BHP Jansen potash project in Canada
Delivery of the battery electric loaders and other equipment is scheduled during 2023 through till 2025.
Eighth and last missing miner found dead in flooded Burkina Faso mine
The victims were six Burkina Faso nationals, one Tanzanian and one Zambian.
OBITUARY: Igor Levental – mining sage with deep passion for arts and learning
Levental's mining career spanned over 30 years, he held numerous board and senior roles and was actively involved in many of our industry’s more notable deals and development projects.
Fission Uranium signs agreement with Indigenous communities for PLS project in Saskatchewan
According to Fission, this agreement reflects its commitment to building strong relationships with rights holders.
China’s alumina exports soar to fill Russian shortages
The 190,000 tons shipped in May brings the year-to-date figure to 380,000 tons, nearly 1,000% higher than the same period in 2021.
Brazil steelmaker CSN drafting bid for miner Samarco
An agreement may not be easy, according to Reuters sources, due to Samarco's liabilities related to its 2015 disaster in the city of Mariana.
Austria returns to coal era in hedge against Russian power play
State-controlled Verbund, Austria’s biggest utility and most valuable company, was ordered late Sunday to prepare its mothballed Mellach coal-fired station for operation.
Column: High-flying tin price takes a tumble as tightness eases
The price may have collapsed by 40% in the space of two months but LME tin has found a floor at what has historically been a hard ceiling, writes Andy Home.
