After 16 years, Vale’s big nickel bet is looking like a winner
In the heady days of the 2000s commodities supercycle, Vale made a $17 billion bet on a metal used mainly to make stainless steel.
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Teck joins Builders Code pledge for respectful and inclusive workplaces
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Alba, GreenRoc up on initial Amitsoq graphite resource
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Nighthawk Gold boosts Indin Lake open pit indicated resources by 121%
The mineral resource estimate incorporated 39,065m of drilling from the 2021 and 2020 exploration programs.
Caterpillar soars as investors hunt for hedges against inflation
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LME halts nickel trading after unprecedented 250% spike
The frenzied move was the largest-ever on the LME.
Indonesia’s coal miners are bracing for new export curbs
New restrictions on overseas sales are possible in either April or August to make sure local power plants have sufficient supply.
Colombia in talks with coal producers for exporting extra supplies
The talks involve the Glencore-owned Cerrejon coal mine and a unit of British miner Drummond Co.
