Copper price falls as China vows to release more metal reserves
China has released 420,000 tonnes of the metals in three batches so far this year via public auctions at prices “slightly lower than market."
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Platinum-group prices are being hammered by the chip shortage
The shortage of semiconductors is clobbering the price of platinum-group metals as investors brace for a long-lasting hit to car production.
Sibanye-Stillwater grabs 50% of Nevada lithium project for $490 million
The deal is one of the largest ever in the US lithium market and it t marks Sibanye’s third battery metal investment this year.
Rio Tinto hit with fresh tax bill in Australia
The country's tax authority is asking Rio to pay $277m related to a 2015 borrowing used to pay an intragroup dividend.
China’s XTC New Energy plans $1.6bn battery material investment
Plant will eventually produce 100,000 tonnes of lithium iron phosphate and 60,000 tonnes of ternary materials annually.
New database to help mining companies predict behavior of tailings flows
Researches at the University of Waterloo found that catastrophic tailings flows have happened once every two to three years since 1965.
Aluminum price rises on talks of fresh output curbs in China
China's aluminum output in August slipped for a fourth straight month.
Australia snubs court’s climate order to approve coal project
Environment Minister has given environmental consent for Whitehaven Coal to proceed with a $440 million plan to extend open-cut mining at its Vickery operation in New South Wales.
Rio Tinto teams up with Caterpillar for zero-emissions autonomous trucks
The world’s first operational deployment of approximately 35 new Caterpillar 793 zero-emissions autonomous haul trucks will be at Gudai-Darri.
