Samarco starts iron ore shipments to Europe
BHP and Vale controlled company started on Monday its first shipment since Fundão dam tragedy.
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Bioinspired material boosts lithium-ion extraction
Scientists used a bioinspired material to achieve controlled ion transport and sieving for lithium-ion extraction.
Spearmint could launch lithium-focused subsidiary
The Canadian miner said the spinout would allow for its assets to be properly valued.
Mongolia may revoke Rio Tinto’s plan for Oyu Tolgoi
The government is considering cancelling and replacing the development and financial plan for the giant copper mine.
Canada Nickel mulls using Glencore’s processing facility
The Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project is 40 km north of Glencore's operations in Ontario, Canada.
Jim Bob Moffett, co-founder of Freeport, dies at 82
On his watch, the company rode an unprecedented commodities boom, expanding to challenge Codelco as the world’s biggest copper miner.
Global cobalt production capacity expected to be cash positive in 2021 – report
A new report by Roskill predicts that cobalt’s all-in sustaining cost of production will fall this year.
Canadian company’s exploration rights in Peru hanging by a thread
After granting exploration mineral rights to a subsidiary of Tesoro Minerals, Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines is revisiting its decision.
Scientists use microwave oven to turn coal into graphite
Nano-graphite was obtained from coal by using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven.