November 24, 2017 Why the commodity supercycle is favoring investors right now Precious, base and energy metals are all benefiting from the commodity supercycle, says Louis James, editor of International Speculator
November 24, 2017 Mining’s innovation deficit: transforming to a new performance model The mining industry needs to ramp up productivity. The solution lies in adopting lean and design thinking approaches, following key several principles.
November 24, 2017 Tesla completes world’s largest lithium-ion battery in less than 100 days The battery is expected to help power some 30,000 homes in South Australia.
November 24, 2017 Australia’s Clive Palmer wins court case against China’s CITIC Palmer's Mineralogy claimed it is owed money by CITIC's Sino Iron mine in Western Australia over a failure to agree to a formula for calculating the value of the ore…
November 23, 2017 Marmota to process ore at its neighbour’s mine The South Australian company is exploring different avenues to be able to bring its Aurora Tank project into production.
November 23, 2017 Australia’s energy guarantee could ‘decimate’ wind, solar: BNEF National Energy Guarantee program could slash investment in wind and solar projects if Australian government fails to boost 2030 emissions-reduction target.
November 23, 2017 Australia’s ANZ resigns membership of London Metal Exchange The LME said in a notice to users that the resignation would be effective at the close of business on Nov. 24.
November 23, 2017 Legal kerfuffle in Spain around uranium mine environmental assessment Spain's National Audience dismissed a series of allegations presented by Berkeley Energia against a legal action filed by a group of environmentalists who oppose the company's uranium project.
November 23, 2017 Chile’s Escondida workers on strike to protest layoffs Union claims BHP has laid off about 3% of the mine's workforce without a "legitimate reason."
November 22, 2017 Escondida to lay off 3% of its workforce Officials for the world’s largest copper mine say they are “adjusting production processes.”
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