Column: Smelter charges collapse as zinc mine supply falters
A string of mine closures has tightened concentrate availability with significant implications for the refined metal market.
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Altona Rare Earths strikes copper deal in Botswana
The Africa-focused explorer and developer can acquire up to 85% of Ignate African Mining's Sesana copper-silver project.
Copper price near 15-month high as supply fears spur bullish calls
Citigroup said there’s potential for “explosive price upside” again in the next three years.
Nickel Industries attracts strong interest for its Indonesian supply
More than 25 global auto and battery makers have expressed interest in buying nickel from its new Indonesian plant.
Lithium market struggles to recover after epic boom and bust
A stuttering recovery in lithium prices is providing a fresh reminder of why the dramatic rally of recent years was followed by an even more breathtaking collapse.
Vietnam to invest $7.3bn to boost alumina, aluminum production
The investment will go to two bauxite exploration projects and five refining projects in the Central Highlands province.
BMO drops anti-coal policy amid Wall Street rebuke of ESG
Bank's approach to coal is still based on individual risk-based assessments of companies, it said.
Fleet Space launches Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission
Fleet Space’s SPIDER seismic technology will also head to the Moon to search for water ice and deliver new insights about the lunar regolith.
Graphjet Technology to build agricultural waste-to-graphite production plant in Nevada
The plant is expected to be capable of recycling up to 30,000 metric tons of palm kernel material equivalent to produce up to 10,000 metric tons of battery-grade, artificial graphite per year.
