Study warns deep-sea mining waste threatens marine food chain
Research shows that deep discharge of mining waste must be assessed, as its impact on ocean ecosystems varies and could cause harm.
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China’s trade truce and five-year plan help coal price recover
The government’s plan for the upcoming five years has blurred the language setting out when coal use needs to decline.
Nippon Steel excludes US Steel from profit guidance on ‘significant’ market challenges
Before the deal, US Steel's steelmaking capacity was around 40% of Nippon Steel's 66 million tonnes a year available globally.
International Council on Mining and Metals releases tailings progress report
The report found that 67% of 836 member facilities are now in full conformance with GISTM.
Texas Smackover sets grade high for lithium brine
The Standard Lithium-Equinor JV says it has North America’s highest lithium-in-brine grades in the first inferred resource for the Franklin project.
Key African copper trade route reopens between Zambia and Tanzania
Tanzania’s main port of Dar es Salaam is a crucial hub for copper and cobalt shipments from mines in Congo and Zambia to China.
Copper price holds loss as equity rout, strong dollar weigh on metals
The metal traded near $10,650/t on the LME, following the longest losing streak since July in a pullback from last month’s rally to a record.
South African iron ore mine to close after ArcelorMittal halts purchases
Mining operations at the Beeshoek mine ceased at the end of October.
Gold price rebounds amid global equities slump
Gold's recovery follows new US jobs data showing a more-than-expected rise in private employment.
