June 8, 2018 Northvolt begins building Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery plant The battery cell maker is working on the first section of the factory, in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden, which will be completed in 2020 and produce eight gigawatt…
June 8, 2018 Australia’s Mineral Resources okays Atlas talks with other potential buyers Move comes a day after Fortescue Metals said it had built a stake in Atlas large enough to block a takeover.
June 7, 2018 Australia’s Fortescue takes stake in Atlas Iron, may block buyout Fortescue said it had agreed to buy a 15 percent stake in Atlas at A$0.04 per share, or A$55.7 million.
June 7, 2018 Rio Tinto signs JV exploration deal with China’s Minmetals The companies are committed to explore for mineral deposits first in the Asian country and then the rest of the world .
June 7, 2018 OZ Minerals closer than ever to grabbing Brazil-focused Avanco The takeover offer, which expires next week, offers great exploration potential because Avanco owns a vast landholding in the copper and iron ore-rich Carajás region, second only to giant Vale.
June 5, 2018 About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000 of them working on powertrain production, the sub-sector set to be the worst hit.
June 3, 2018 World’s No. 4 iron ore miner wants to diversify its portfolio The CEO of Fortescue Metals Group said that the company is working towards finding other commodities to mine.
June 2, 2018 Rio Tinto completes sale of Australian coal asset As soon as the sale was completed, Rio received $150 million in cash and is set to get an unconditional cash payment of $50 million due in 12 months.
May 31, 2018 Indonesia’s Adaro says Australia approves Kestrel coking coal mine deal Under the planned $2.25 billion transaction, Adaro will take a 48 percent stake of Rio's current 80 percent interest in the mine.
May 31, 2018 From chopping block to ‘core,’ Anglo fires up met coal engine Anglo American Plc is set to boost metallurgical coal capacity at a mine complex in Australia by 25 percent.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
