December 13, 2019

Bearish outlook for metal prices for 2020 — report

But demand for lithium and cobalt is set to improve next year.

December 13, 2019

Lynas to submit plant tender to US Army

Other miners mentioned are UCore Rare Metals Inc and Texas Mineral Resources Corp.

December 13, 2019

Australia’s Mineral Resources flags lower lithium sale price at WA project

Last month, Mineral Resources said its JV with Albemarle had decided to pause operations at the Wodgina Project.

December 13, 2019

BHP’s transformation boss to leave as part of internal overhaul

Jonathan Price is the second major exit announced this week and is part of BHP’s strategy to shift certain responsibilities away from the executive team.

December 12, 2019

The financial sustainability imperative

The perception of sustainability as a nice-to-have but costly luxury has changed irrevocably in the past 18 months.

December 12, 2019

BHP puts four industry groups on notice after climate policy review

BHP is considering its membership of four industry associations due to concerns about their climate and energy policies.

December 12, 2019

Albemarle CEO says long-term lithium demand remains ‘robust’

The world's largest producer of the battery metal is betting on the massification of electric vehicles.

December 11, 2019

Australia’s Prospect Resources in talks to sell stake, lithium supply to Russia’s Rosatom

The discussions are with Uranium One, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Russian state nuclear energy firm.

December 11, 2019

Bougainville independence could revive one of world’s biggest copper mines

Panguna has an estimated 5.3 million tones of copper and 19.3 million ounces of gold, which would make the reserves worth about $60 billion at today’s prices.

December 11, 2019

Gold exploration trends: drilling up, Canada leads – September 2019

The following is the analysis of monthly gold exploration trends from January to September 2019.