India’s SAIL ties up with BHP to reduce carbon emissions India's steel industry accounts for 10%-12% of the country's total emissions. Reuters | October 7, 2024 | 3:59 am
Hedge fund Elliott loses appeal against dismissal of LME nickel lawsuit Judge ruled that the extreme price movement was "a once in a generation event" and that the LME acted lawfully in cancelling the trades. Reuters | October 7, 2024 | 3:54 am
Vale temporarily halts operations at Onca Puma nickel plant Vale estimated it to have a preliminary impact of 1,500 to 2,000 metric tons on its fourth quarter nickel production. Reuters | October 7, 2024 | 3:49 am
Ghana’s wildcat gold mining booms, poisoning people and nature "It's risky but I just want to survive," said one of the men at the wildcat site in the Prestea-Huni Valley district in western Ghana. Reuters | October 7, 2024 | 1:33 am
TotalEnergies considers foray into copper trading The French firm is considering a move to expand its oil trading operations into metals to capitalize on the global energy transition. Reuters | October 6, 2024 | 9:39 am
World’s top uranium miner backs nuclear plant in referendum Voters in Kazakhstan will decide on Sunday whether to allow construction of a nuclear power plant amid worries over the environmental impact. Bloomberg News | October 5, 2024 | 1:01 pm
Burkina Faso plans to withdraw some mining permits, junta leader says Gold is the main export of the West African country. Reuters | October 5, 2024 | 12:43 pm
Ghanaians call on government to shut down all illegal gold mines Gold is a mainstay of the Ghanaian economy, accounting for nearly half of exports in 2023. Bloomberg News | October 4, 2024 | 4:11 pm
Rio Tinto in talks to buy lithium miner Arcadium The deal would vault Rio into one of the world's largest suppliers of the battery metal, behind only Albemarle and SQM. Reuters | October 4, 2024 | 3:52 pm