Billionaire Forrest plans green energy factory to rival China
Fortescue’s energy unit will build a plant with initial capacity to make two gigawatts of electrolyzers a year in Gladstone, Queensland.
Latest Stories
Iron ore price surge is latest spike to fuel inflation fears
Iron ore has suddenly gone from commodity laggard to a top performer.
Nornickel slashes forecast for palladium market deficit
Nornickel currently expects a deficit of 0.2 million-0.3 million ounces in 2021 and 0.3 million ounces in 2022.
Temporary bottlenecks hike costs for copper miners in Chile, Antofagasta CEO says
The London-listed miner said 50,000 tonnes of production could be at risk next year because of a severe drought that has hobbled its operations.
Scientists explore possibility of mining iron, nickel, cobalt-rich near-earth asteroids
Metal-rich asteroids are similar to some stony-iron meteorites found on Earth.
Barrick’s Tanzania ops on track
Barrick, in partnership with MSALABS, has installed Africa's first Chrysos PhotonAssay laboratory at the Bulyanhulu mine, Tanzania.
The hottest party in the metals world is back, but much smaller
LME Week resumes amid continued covid risk.
Zijin Mining to acquire Neo Lithium in $737m deal
In August, Chinese gold and copper miner Zijin said its plan on lithium and other new energy minerals were in a preliminary strategic planning stage.
New Peru PM says redrafting constitution is not a priority
Mirtha Vasquez, a former head of Congress, is the second person to become prime minister under president Pedro Castillo, who has been in the job just two months.