Boliden sets extra dividend as metal price rise buoys profits
Company contended with increased maintenance and production disruptions at Harjavalta plant in Finland in 2021.
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New Rio Tinto chairman to weigh CEO’s future amid toxic culture crisis
Dominic Barton could remove Jakob Stausholm if he decides Rio would be better served by a leader who was not in the upper echelons of the organization in recent years.
High yields of rare earth elements recovered from mine, e-waste
Valuable rare earth elements have been recovered from waste at yields high enough to resolve issues for manufacturers while boosting their profits.
Mining will profit from supporting carbon tax policies, researchers say
“To get to zero emissions, we need metals. It would be the largest boom the mining industry has seen since the California Gold Rush of 1849. The demand would be infinite.”
Goldman sees copper price “breakout”, risk of “extreme scarcity episode”
New report says 2021 deficit, “open-ended decline” of mining supply and record low stocks going lower still, raises risk of an “extreme scarcity episode.”
Serbians stage tent protest in push for nationwide lithium mining ban
Activists have pledged to camp outside the presidential building until a permanent halt to lithium exploration and mining is ordered.
Indonesia suspends operations of more than 1,000 miners
President Joko Widodo last month revoked the permits of more than 2,000 companies due to poor compliance.
Republican US senator presses Energy Department on seabed mining
Seabed mining is a new industry that backers say can supply many of the metals including nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese.
Vale disappointment keeps Rio Tinto as world’s top iron producer
Vale was expected to overtake its main rival in the fourth quarter, but reported a disappointing 82.5 million metric tonnes of production.