March 12, 2024 Core Lithium CEO to step down amid strategic review Core said it is restructuring its business in response to a rapid decrease in prices of spodumene.
March 11, 2024 Alcoa to buy Australian partner Alumina in $2.2bn all-stock deal Alumina owns about 40% of of Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, the world’s largest producer of the metal.
March 11, 2024 Pilbara Minerals signs offtake agreement with China’s Sichuan Yahua Pilbara to supply spodumene concentrate from the lithium miner's Pilgangoora operation in Western Australia.
March 11, 2024 Arizona Lithium inks agreement for Big Sandy project The miner has entered into a services agreement with Navajo Transitional Energy Company for the lithium project.
March 10, 2024 Global copper smelters less active in first two months of 2024 An average of 11.5% of copper smelter capacity monitored by Earth-i was inactive during January and February.
March 8, 2024 Column: Nickel rout is energy-transition warning for West Western governments could mimic Indonesia by granting tax holidays to critical minerals operations.
March 8, 2024 AI can potentially estimate global environmental destruction due to road development for mining Australia-based researchers trained three machine-learning models to automatically map road features in rural, generally remote and often forested areas.
March 8, 2024 BHP becomes first miner in Chile to exceed 40% female representation In 2016, BHP had only 17.5% female workers globally and today employs 1,509 women at Escondida mine alone.
March 8, 2024 Perseus extends OreCorp takeover bid to April Perseus and Silvercorp are vying for OreCorp’s Nyanzaga gold project in Tanzania, slated to produce 242,000 oz./year over its first decade.
March 7, 2024 US backs Australian, Brazil rare earths projects for up to $850 million If confirmed, this would be the first ever US investment in an Australian rare earths project.
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am
