June 14, 2022

US, Canada and partners enter pact to secure critical minerals

The US government has been working with Canada to boost regional supply chains to counter China's dominance in the sector.

June 12, 2022

POSCO to halt some plants as S.Korea trucker strike continues

POSCO will halt some of its plants in Korea due to a lack of space to store finished products.

June 8, 2022

Mongolia urges transparency as Rio Tinto seeks control of Oyu Tolgoi

Erdenes Oyu Tolgoi, the Mongolian state-owned firm, also wants Rio to grant more power to local management.

June 7, 2022

Rich nations may fork out billions to wean Indonesia off coal

Indonesia is one of a handful of resource-driven nations that could make a major difference in the battle to curb climate change.

June 7, 2022

De Beers rises small diamonds price amid shortage

The world’s top diamond producer by value applied a 5% to 7% price increase at the sale held this week in Botswana.

June 6, 2022

Gold’s haven appeal burnished by drumbeat of growth warnings

Gold could be heading for another rally, with warnings over a global economic slowdown.

June 6, 2022

Biden’s trade plan to kickstart US solar fails to win over industry

Biden's plan included invoking emergency authorities to impose a two-year ban on new tariffs for panels imported from four Southeast Asia nations.

June 6, 2022

Ma’aden to use steam from massive solar facility to produce alumina

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company and GlassPoint joined forces to develop the world’s largest solar process heat plant.

June 5, 2022

Picasso pigment may be key to recovering gold from e-waste

Japanese researchers discovered that Prussian blue may be the key to recovering precious metals from of nuclear and electronic waste.

June 3, 2022

Antam targets 10% increase in nickel ore output

Nickel ore sales target at 10.05 million tonnes in 2022, up 31% annually.