March 16, 2022

Antam nickel ore production more than doubled in 2021

Antam's 2021 nickel ore output increased 131.3% to 11.01 million tonnes, versus 4.76 million tonnes in 2020.

March 15, 2022

Turquoise Hill shareholders could score big with Rio’s bid

Analysts predict Turquoise Hill investors will seek a higher offer than the current C$34/share bid, perhaps greater than C$50/share.

March 15, 2022

New coal mine projects seen swelling global methane emissions by a fifth

China, the world's biggest coal producer, is responsible for 73% of the world's mine methane.

March 15, 2022

Non-lithium battery chemistries to grow in importance for stationary energy storage sector – report

IDTechEx predicts alternatives to Li-ion are set to play an increasingly important role due to their potential for improving cost and safety, easing material supply burdens, and less demanding requirements…

March 14, 2022

Rio Tinto goes after Turquoise Hill in $2.7 billion bid

Buying the remaining 49% of the Canadian miner would give Rio control of the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, its most important growth project.

March 13, 2022

Gold dealers swamped by demand as war creates inflation scare

Gold is playing its age-old role as a safe haven in times of wars and crises.

March 13, 2022

International trade data on emerald, ruby supply skewed – report

A report by Gemfields rings the alarm bell on the lack of reliability of data related to the international supply and trade of coloured gemstones.

March 12, 2022

Tata Steel eyes other nations amid uncertain Russian coal supply

India’s biggest producer is seeking alternative sources for coal supply to its European and Indian operations.

March 11, 2022

Nickel chaos resounds from stainless steel to electric vehicles

Chinese producers of nickel sulfate used in EV batteries stopped offering product due to the lack of price visibility.

March 11, 2022

Philippines expecting a dozen new mines this year, mostly nickel

Country is China's biggest nickel ore supplier.