A $700 billion fund is under pressure over plans to curb coal South Korea’s National Pension Service faces criticism over potentially weaker-than-expected plans to curb investments in coal. Bloomberg News | August 12, 2022 | 8:15 am
Column: Scarcity changes the LME warehousing game Scarcity in the physical supply chain has drained metal away from the exchange, hitting rental revenue for storage suppliers, writes Andy Home. Reuters | August 12, 2022 | 8:07 am
Petrobras puts potash mining rights up for sale Interest in potash mines in Brazil is growing as the Ukraine war has highlighted the country's dependence on imports of the product. Reuters | August 12, 2022 | 7:55 am
Indonesia revokes thousands of mining permits covering over 3 million hectares More than 2,000 mining permits for various minerals have been revoked. Reuters | August 12, 2022 | 7:51 am
Production costs soar at Rusal due to Russia-Ukraine conflict Company reported a 33% jump in first-half production costs on Friday. Reuters | August 12, 2022 | 7:48 am
Scientists figure out how to produce extraterrestrial cement Researchers at the University of Delaware are exploring ways to use materials from the moon or Mars as the basis for extraterrestrial cement, which would be used for buildings, housing, or rocket landing pads. Staff Writer | August 12, 2022 | 6:05 am
Glencore cuts off Chinese trader caught up in missing copper scandal Huludao Ruisheng's storage site in Qinhuangdao is reportedly holding about one-third of the 300,000 tonnes of copper concentrate it should have. MINING.COM Editor | August 12, 2022 | 6:05 am
Mining People: American Copper, Battery Metal Royalties, Elevation Gold, Nevada Vanadium Key moves in the mining sector. Staff Writer | August 12, 2022 | 6:00 am
Stanmore Coal pays Mitsui $380m for full control of Queensland coal mines Stanmore is buying the remaining 20% stake in the metallurgical coal venture BHP Mitsui Coal in Australia. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2022 | 3:49 am