Coal slurry dam spills near historic South African game reserve
An estimated 1,500 cubic meters of liquid known as slurry leaked after a dam collapsed on Dec. 24 following heavy rains.
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Metals traders are bracing for the next big supply squeeze
Industrial metal markets are marching higher again, as production outages and shrinking inventories revive worries about global supplies.
Serbia to decide on Rio Tinto’s lithium mine after April election
Rio Tinto recently committed $2.4 billion to develop a lithium-borates project in the western Jadar valley.
Nigeria woos Barrick and Rio Tinto to spur nascent mining industry
Barrick, the world’s second biggest gold miner, is among the firms said to be interested in coming to Nigeria.
Filo Mining intersects high silver grade of 1,214 g/t, stock surges
"This is one of the longest, highest-grade silver intercepts seen globally in a long time," Filo's CEO says. .
Galleon Gold delivers first West Cache PEA with $120m capex
Average annual production would be 85,500 oz gold with an estimated 873,200 oz recovered over the life of the mine.
WATCH: BlackRock says boom could last decades as copper price tops $10,000
“We’ve got decades worth of high rates of investment into infrastructure as the world seeks to decarbonize. That’s a widely held consensual view."
Nickel price storms to 10-year peak on supply worries
Nickel was the top performer among industrial metals, which also rallied as worries eased about economic growth in top metals consumer China.
EV industry moving in right direction to close gap with internal combustion engines – report
According to IDTechEx, electrification is inevitable as is the EV industry’s focus on environmentally friendlier materials and supply chains, and safer products.