Vanadium batteries need Elon Musk moment to kick-start market
Vanadium needs a big player in the global battery market to get behind the metal to share center stage with other energy-storage components such as lithium.
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Iron ore giant says miners have shut gates on new supply
Global iron ore miners have turned off the tap on adding new production capacity to feed China’s steel mills.
Chile mulls revision to mining code
Authorities may consider potential revisions to the mining laws in order to make companies that already own concessions to work on them or else give them up.
Iran to transfer yellowcake to uranium conversion facility
The uranium from which the yellowcake was derived was originally extracted from the Saghand mine.
Canadian miner A-OK despite U.S. sanctions against Russian companies
Despite analysts predicting that sanctions against Oleg Deripaska may cause a turmoil in the mining world, Kinross made an effort today to stand clear from such possibility.
Private capital flowing into mining on track for record year
The second largest ever private equity fund focused on mining closed in the first quarter – 13 funds aim to raise a further $4.9 billion in 2018.
Gran Colombia’s output grows by 35%
During the first quarter of 2018, output reached 52,672 ounces.
Juniors struggle to compete with majors in exploration — Chile’s Mining Society
One of the main problems, says the head of Chile’s Mining Society, Diego Hernández, is miners have no incentives to do anything with the assets they already own and is very cheap to keep them.
Trading giant keeps faith in copper despite rising trade tension
Copper prices will rise this year as investors look past the ample global supplies and market turbulence to focus on the metal’s long-term outlook.
