August 30, 2019 Government approves Japan Gold’s expansion plans The Canadian miner applied for new prospecting rights applications in the Southern Kyushu Epithermal Gold Province.
August 29, 2019 Nickel price forecast revised up as speculative rally boosts tight market — report Nickel prices rallied over 34% from the beginning of July, mainly on the back of a flurry of speculative activity spurred by supplyside fears in Indonesia.
August 28, 2019 Fake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets Gold bars fraudulently stamped with the logos of major refineries are in the global market to launder smuggled or illegal gold.
August 28, 2019 Papua New Guinea may close Chinese-owned nickel plant after spill The leakage from the facility, owned by Metallurgical Corporation of China, affected the adjacent Basamuk Bay.
August 27, 2019 New projects for battery material nickel need a price spur Consultancy Roskill estimates most new greenfield nickel projects would need prices at $22,000 a tonne or above.
August 27, 2019 Central banks just love gold and it’s going to stay that way Gold has surged 19% this year as the trade war flared up, bond markets signaled that a US recession may be on the horizon, and the Federal Reserve cut rates.
August 27, 2019 Chinese venture to start mining battery metal antimony in Tajikistan TALCO Gold aims to eventually produce 10% of the global output of antimony.
August 27, 2019 Are coal exports to India an opportunity or lost cause? The country looks to be the petri dish of whether renewable energies such as solar and wind can genuinely replace fossil fuel generation.
August 27, 2019 Pilbara Minerals takes lithium mine stake off table, slices sales forecast The moves reflect persistent weakness in lithium’s end market.
August 26, 2019 Get cracking: Lynas scouts for rare earths plant to meet Malaysian demands Lynas has four years to build a plant that will remove low-level radioactivity from the material it ships to Malaysia.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
