Australia sends biggest copper concentrate shipment to China since 2020
The exports raise hopes that China may be removing the ban imposed after Australian calls for an inquiry into the origin of covid-19.
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Indonesia says ‘strong indication’ of safety procedure violation in nickel fire
Fire at nickel smelter on Sulawesi island killed 21 workers.
Most cobalt producers loss-making after 2023 price slump, says ERG
Chinese-owned companies are aggressively expanding cobalt mining in Congo and Indonesia despite the price drop.
Barrick Gold reports lower preliminary gold output for 2023
Barrick reported a 2.17% fall in 2023 gold output.
At Saudi Arabia forum, buzz word is partnership
Barrick CEO Bristow said it was unrealistic for every country to expect they can participate fully in the industry’s four main sectors.
Disorganizing rare-earth ions may improve quantum information storage
One of the major barriers to practical quantum computing has been how to make qubits that retain their quantum information long enough to be useful.
Taseko inks $50m royalty deal for Florence copper mine construction
Funds will allow the Canadian miner to speed up construction of its Florence copper mine in Arizona, expected to begin production in 2025.
Toro Energy to grow Wiluna uranium project with satellite deposits
Extension study for the proposed Lake Maitland uranium-vanadium asset comes at a time of soaring global uranium prices.
Rio Tinto’s salt ops JV to sell Lake MacLeod to Liveris-backed group
The Lake MacLeod salt and gypsum operations are located in Carnarvon, Western Australia.
