August 14, 2018 Innovation rebate caps are restricting Australia’s prosperity Australia is at an economic crossroads. The perceived end of the mining boom and the disappearance of the last bastions of the traditional manufacturing sector have created uncertainty about Australia’s…
August 14, 2018 Japan utilities, Glencore set annual coal contract at $110/T Japanese utilities and global mining giant Glencore have settled an Australian thermal coal import contract for April 2018-March 2019 at $110 a tonne.
August 14, 2018 Lithium boom unlikely to disrupt potash market — analyst While lithium and potash are often found in the same deposits and mined together, the increasing number of projects aimed at producing the white metal shouldn’t have an impact in…
August 13, 2018 China may end up inadvertent winner from Trump’s aluminium tariffs: Russell It's probably not what U.S. President Donald Trump had in mind when imposing tariffs on aluminium imports, but it looks likely that some of the big winners from the 10%…
August 13, 2018 Auto industry’s use of lithium-ion batteries to grow seven-fold by 2025 The need to store electricity, generated by renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, will also help demand to grow, the Metal Bulletin says.
August 10, 2018 Global bauxite production to grow: Fitch Fitch Solutions Macro Research states that bauxite production growth will remain high over the coming years, as new projects come online in Australia, Indonesia expands exports, India’s production ramps up,…
August 9, 2018 Rio Tinto considers float of Canadian iron ore business Rio Tinto, the world's second largest listed mining company, is exploring a public listing of its Iron Ore Company of Canada business.
August 9, 2018 Sunstone Metals to sell Scandanavian copper asset for $30.3 million The two companies have just signed a non-biding letter of intent.
August 7, 2018 Wages, activity pick up in Australia’s iron ore heartland New spending by some of the world's largest iron ore miners is tightening the market for jobs and support services in Australia's biggest mining region.
August 7, 2018 Tasmanian nickel mine to restart, Transamine secures offtake Privately held Dundas Mining is restarting its Avebury nickel mine in Tasmania early next year and Swiss trading house Transamine has secured the offtake.
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