Nutrien weighs increasing potash output amid fertilizer crunch
Fertilizer prices have soared to all-time highs as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sanctions on Belarus threw a massive chunk of the world’s supplies into disarray.
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Smelting giant Korea Zinc to invest $6.6 billion in green power
Many of Korea Zinc’s renewable projects are in mining-heavy Australia, where billionaire resources magnate Andrew Forrest is planning a factory for making hydrogen-producing electrolyzers.
Global diamond trade fractures under the weight of Russia sanctions
Russian mining giant Alrosa supplies about a third of the world’s raw gems, and US sanctions against the company are causing panic in the industry.
Families desperately await news of Burkina miners trapped for 26 days
There has been no communication with the miners since they were trapped more than 1,640 ft below ground during a flood at Trevali's Perkoa zinc mine on April 16.
BHP targets Chile expansion under ‘right conditions,’ says CEO
The mining sector in the Andean nation faces uncertainty as the country drafts a new constitution, which could lead to tighter environmental regulation for key minerals.
Energy crisis could eclipse climate crisis
“Get used to $100-a-barrel oil prices,” says consultant.
MDRU awarded $2m NSERC funding for mineral exploration research in British Columbia
The project will train three postdoctoral research fellows and eleven postgraduate students to provide highly-qualified geoscientists for the Canadian minerals industry.
Sierra Leone says will no longer provide forex for mining companies importing fuel
Forex support by the Bank of Sierra Leone for petroleum product imports was estimated at $24 million in the first quarter of this year.
Investors are rushing back into Africa’s copper country
Existing investors are doubling down, and others — like giant BHP Group — are sniffing around the region for the first time in years.
