Top platinum mines keep digging even as price at decade low
Although about half of South African output is estimated to be unprofitable, few companies are reducing production by a meaningful amount.
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Barrick Gold seeks Chinese partners, may slash headcount: Globe
The Canadian miner may slash 400 jobs and involve Chinese partners in its troubled Tanzania operations.
Nexa says to invest $1.17 bln in Peru, Brazil in five years
About $816 million will be invested in Peru, including $555 million in copper projects and $216 million in zinc.
Congo will declare cobalt and other minerals as “strategic” in coming days – mines minister
The government considers minerals with the "strategic" designation important for the economic, social and industrial future of the country.
The world needs nuclear energy for EVs
The warming of our planet and the electrification of our energy system, which for the past century has been based on the production of fossil fuels.
Spain’s nuclear watchdog requests more info on Berkeley uranium mine
The project, which would become the European Union's only open-cast uranium mine if given the go-ahead, has faced local opposition since it was proposed.
Congo mines minister sees strategic metals decision ‘very soon’
Congo’s updated mining code established the category of “strategic” minerals, to which a rate of 10 percent will apply.
Norway’s Hydro drops plan to buy Rio Tinto assets
Hydro, which is not interested in acquiring aluminium plants that use coal-fired power, was hoping the deal would be part of efforts to make its output as green as possible.
Chile lawmakers mull additional mining tax for copper, lithium
The proposed tax, to be applied on the nominal value of extracted metals, would affect copper miners that produce more than 12,000 tonnes of the metal and those extracting 50,000 tonnes of lithium a year.
