Zambia’s president hopeful that trapped miners still alive
The miners at Seseli Mine were trapped in three locations and heavy rains had flooded the pit.
Latest Stories
Ford takes stake in Indonesia nickel project
The automaker joins PT Vale Indonesia and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt as investors in a project to make an annual 120,000 tons of nickel chemicals for EV batteries.
Chilean copper smelter project drawing interest from China
Officials from state company Enami met with authorities and company representatives in China last month to discuss a $1.4 billion project to overhaul Enami’s smelter.
China can’t control the price of iron ore, Vale CEO says
“The rule of the economics are going to drive the price, the rule meaning supply and demand,” said Vale CEO Bartolomeo.
Blank-check firm in talks to merge with South African gold mine
The deal could value Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Co. at as much as $425 million.
Codelco’s production falls 5.7% in October – Cochilco
The world's largest miner of the metal has struggled with operational issues and high debt.
Vale offers iron ore price support with steady output plan
Nickel production was estimated at 160,000 to 175,000 tons next year, against some 165,000 tons in 2023.
Eramet and ES launch new lithium test in geothermal venture
Geothermal waters in the Rhine Valley along the French-German border have attracted investments both for renewable energy and potential lithium resources.
Rio Tinto to move towards renewable diesel at Kennecott
The miner plans to replace its entire fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel at its operation in Utah from 2024.
