Supervisors at Escondida mine reject contract offer, strike possible
The union says BHP is looking to reduce benefits and production bonuses while extending working hours.
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Fortune Minerals, Rio Tinto to collaborate on critical minerals recovery technology
The collaboration will aim to increase Fortune's cobalt and bismuth refining operations to process co-product streams of the minerals recovered from the Kennecott smelter.
Cobalt hydroxide price tumbles amid surging supplies from DRC
Soaring production from Indonesia is also adding to surpluses.
Copper price rebounds on signs that China’s economic recovery may be strengthening
The Chinese official manufacturing gauge is expected to signal expansion for the first time since March.
Australia’s Core Lithium jumps most since Jan 2021 on maiden annual profit
The net profit was underpinned by its sale of first lithium products in the second half of the year.
Silver price to benefit from solar sector demand once rates peak
The sector will be responsible for 14% of total demand for silver this year compared with 5% in 2014.
Vedanta to split business into six listed companies
The metals-to-oil Indian conglomerate seeks to boost growth amid a financial performance decline by parent company Vedanta Group.
Kazatomprom to end uranium production cuts in 2025
For seven years including 2023, the company has produced 20% less than its contracts with the Kazakh government allowed.
Tajikistan or Britain? Origin of famous Bronze Age tin ingots sparks controversy
A new study refutes previous findings that assigned the tin from the Uliburun shipwreck to the Mushiston deposit in Tajikistan.