Indonesia plans to ‘hit the brakes’ on raw commodity exports
Indonesia has banned a number of unprocessed ore exports including nickel, tin and copper in a bid to encourage downstream industries.
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Family who exited De Beers for $5 billion taps Asia’s rich
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China’s commodity prices tumble after planner mulls coal intervention
The Chinese state planner said it was considering intervention to cool record prices of the fuel.
Frontier produces battery-quality lithium hydroxide in Ontario
Lithium salts were produced using a third-party’s process technology and material from its the PAK lithium project.
Battle for Noront heats up with BHP’s sweetened offer
The world’s largest miner is now offering $339.10 million for Noront, a 36% premium to its previous offer and a 7% premium to Wyloo's.
Impact of Carmichael coal mine on Doongmabulla Springs not understood — study
Researchers from Flinders University say that without better knowledge of the hydrogeology of the area, the Doongmabulla Springs Complex is at risk of irreversible decline.
Hochschild to spin off Chilean rare earths project
The precious metals miner will demerge 80% of Aclara's shares while keeping the remaining stake in the company it acquired in 2019.
Copper price plunges on China’s pledge to bring down coal prices
Investors also booked profits after recent strong gains.
Iron rout has Vale cutting back after bumper third quarter
The Brazilian mining giant churned out 89.4 million tonnes in the third quarter compared with the 87.3 million tonne average analyst estimate.
