January 10, 2020 Lithium price plunges to 4-year low Market for battery metal in grip of brutal bear market and experts say prices may not have bottomed yet.
January 10, 2020 Kirkland Lake closes in on 1moz a year after record production Consolidated gold production totalled 974,615 ounces, up 35% from 2018.
January 10, 2020 Siemens under green lobby pressure over Australian coal mine Climate activists and mine opponents are asking the company not to provide a key piece of rail infrastructure to transport coal from the mine.
January 8, 2020 Havilah finds REE at flagship copper project in Australia Two drill samples from West Kalkaroo contain elevated levels of neodymium and praseodymium.
January 7, 2020 Lithium developer ioneer says US environmental litigation resolved The company expects its Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project to produce 20,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.
January 7, 2020 BHP looks to India for coal growth as China demand declines BHP projects Indian steelmaking is on course to grow by 7% per year over the next decade.
January 6, 2020 Australia takes crown as world’s top LNG exporter This is the first time Australia has topped global LNG export performance on a sustained annual basis.
January 6, 2020 Northern Star closes iconic Super Pit gold mine acquisition The deal further increases the size of the ASX-listed gold sector, which has significantly expanded over the past 18 months.
January 5, 2020 Mineral supply for green tech should be part of climate negotiations – scientists Researchers recognize that mining, metals, and materials extraction is the hidden foundation of the low-carbon transition.
January 3, 2020 Rio donates A$1 million to Australian Red Cross for bushfire relief and recovery The funds will be used to help Red Cross emergency service teams provide support to impacted communities including safe places to take shelter.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
