May 2, 2023 India’s NMDC in talks with Australia’s Hancock for lithium mining NMDC is also working on plans to export low-grade iron ore to China.
May 2, 2023 Hindustan Zinc’s all-cash bid for Vedanta’s assets lapses Hindustan Zinc's shares prices have tumbled since the deal was announced.
May 1, 2023 RANKED: World’s biggest nickel projects Nori Clarion-Clipperton polymetallic project, 4,000 metres deep in the northeastern Pacific Ocean holds top spot.
May 1, 2023 Australian Strategic Materials to buy rare earth feedstock from Vietnam The purchased material will be used as feedstock for its Korean Metals Plant.
April 30, 2023 Three-quarters of small earthquakes in South Korea related to mining explosions – study Out of 182,000 small seismic events that took place in seven years in South Korea, 135,000 were related to mining explosions.
April 28, 2023 Indonesia to allow Freeport, Amman Mineral to ship copper concentrate until 2024 The country due to ban raw mineral exports from June.
April 27, 2023 Turkey central bank draws down gold reserves to meet demand The central bank’s gold reserves have been tumbling over the past seven weeks, according to official data.
April 27, 2023 Global zinc, lead demand to exceed supply in 2023 – ILZSG Global demand for refined lead metal will exceed supply by 20,000 tonnes in 2023, the group said.
April 27, 2023 Philippines to woo investors in nickel ore processing Yulo-Loyzaga signaled that a ban on unprocessed exports is unlikely.
April 26, 2023 Japan Gold raises $7.3 million to fund its own exploration The miner currently has a country-wide alliance with Barrick Gold to jointly explore, develop and mine certain properties.
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