April 6, 2022

Steppe Gold completes first pour and gold sale

The ATO mine is designed as a two-phased project, containing 26.4mt of proven and probable reserves grading 1.86 g/t AuEq.

April 6, 2022

Indonesia, Australia face limits in coal exports to Europe ahead of Russian ban

The EU depends on Russia for around 45% of its coal imports.

April 6, 2022

Researchers look into extracting critical metals from mine waste to boost Australia, India supply

University of South Australia researchers want to extract critical minerals from downstream ore processing, tailings reprocessing, and wastewater treatments.

April 4, 2022

Avalon partners with India’s Essar Group to build Ontario lithium refinery

The lithium refinery will be designed to accept concentrates from several pegmatite projects in Ontario's North.

April 4, 2022

Metals world agonizes over war but keeps buying from Russia

The question of what happens to Russia’s metal exports is of vast consequence to global markets -- it’s a key supplier of palladium, nickel, aluminum, steel and copper.

April 4, 2022

Ivanhoe, Vedanta among first seeking Saudi exploration licence

Mining is a crucial part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s attempt to diversify the economy from oil.

April 4, 2022

Centerra Gold hands Kumtor mine to Kyrgyzstan, ending dispute

Out-of-court settlement calls for Centerra to yield control of the vast gold mine to state-owned refiner Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC, which will return its 26% stake in the company.

April 1, 2022

Panasonic to spend $5 billion on EV batteries, software

The Osaka-based manufacturer will invest 400 billion yen in growth segments including electric-vehicle cells.

March 31, 2022

Miners need to invest over $100 billion to meet copper demand

The global copper industry needs to build mines that close what could be an annual supply deficit of 4.7 million tonnes by 2030, says CRU.

March 30, 2022

Hindalco Industries to spend $7.2 billion on aluminum demand bet

The company owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla will invest the amount mainly across its businesses in India and North America.