April 10, 2024 Rio Tinto to invest $9.3 million in technology startups The focus will be on technologies in the fields of safe mine operations, decarbonisation, exploration processing and automation.
April 10, 2024 Vanadium Resources enters offtake deal with Chinese firm The deal represents a supply of about 37% of Vanadium Resources' planned annual flake production capacity.
April 10, 2024 Pioneer Lithium gets financial backing from Ontario government The amount received represents a rebate of up to 50% of eligible exploration costs at its flagship Root Lake project in Canada.
April 9, 2024 Australian magnate Rinehart takes stake in MP Materials MP Materials is the biggest producer of rare earths in the United States.
April 9, 2024 Column: Smelter charges collapse as zinc mine supply falters A string of mine closures has tightened concentrate availability with significant implications for the refined metal market.
April 9, 2024 Nickel Industries attracts strong interest for its Indonesian supply More than 25 global auto and battery makers have expressed interest in buying nickel from its new Indonesian plant.
April 9, 2024 Lithium market struggles to recover after epic boom and bust A stuttering recovery in lithium prices is providing a fresh reminder of why the dramatic rally of recent years was followed by an even more breathtaking collapse.
April 8, 2024 Fleet Space launches Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission Fleet Space’s SPIDER seismic technology will also head to the Moon to search for water ice and deliver new insights about the lunar regolith.
April 8, 2024 Westgold to buy Karora Resources in $808 million deal The deal will propel the combined group to become a mid-tier gold miner producing around 400,000 ounces of gold a year.
April 8, 2024 Azure Minerals approves Rinehart-SQM takeover The deal values the lithium miner at A$1.7 billion ($1.1 billion).
Capstone Copper faces strike at Mantoverde mine in Chile Output is expected to run at up to 30% of normal levels during the stoppage, it said. January 02, 2026 | 07:53 am