Mining deals to pick up as world reopens, leading adviser says
Pent-up demand for acquisitions should start to be realized as the world opens up assuming buoyant commodity prices hold up.
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Former Xstrata boss creates Vision Blue Resources and invests in NextSource Materials
Mick Davis is turning his attention to the battery minerals sector and in December 2020 launched Blue Vision Resources to invest in companies with projects that can be brought into production quickly.
Mason Graphite updates Lac Guéret battery test results
The cells have completed 800 charge/discharge cycles while retaining 82% of their initial capacity.
Minerals exploration in Australia jumps as supercycle looms
Spending on exploration in Australia rose in the December quarter to its highest in over seven years.
Nornickel can restore water-hit mines, but unclear when – experts
The company suspended operations at its Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia after it detected subterranean water flowing into the facilities.
Codelco copper output jumps in January, Escondida dips
Production fell 16.1% year-on-year to 84,700 tonnes at the world's largest copper deposit.
First claimants paid in South African silicosis settlement
The companies, which reached the settlement agreement in 2018, are Harmony Gold, Gold Fields, African Rainbow Minerals, Sibanye-Stillwater, AngloGold Ashanti and Anglo American.
Glencore’s Australia mine expansion threatens sacred sites – authority head
Glencore unit McArthur River Mine received approval from the territory's mining minister last year to proceed with the expansion.
Alrosa reports 49% fall in profit in 2020
Company output fell by 22% to 30 million carats as it suspended mining at less profitable mines amid the pandemic.