November 27, 2024

RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending

Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained in EV batteries is up 38% from the lows struck in January.

November 27, 2024

Mining CEO salaries rise, but gender diversity remains elusive, report finds

Chief executive base salaries in the mining industry increased between 2% and 12% in 2023, the report says.

November 27, 2024

WA lithium miners defiant as gov’t throws lifeline

Spodumene producers were surprisingly upbeat on the outlook this week as the Western Australian government stepped in to offer assistance.

November 27, 2024

Gina Rinehart closer to opening contested coal mine in Canada

Australia's richest woman gathered support from more than 70% of the locals in the Alberta region that is home to the Grassy Mountain mine.

November 26, 2024

China’s seaborne coal imports fall sharply amid shift to Russia, Mongolia supply

China has seen its market share of seaborne coal imports fall sharply over the past two years, down from the 93% between 2015-2022 to 76% in 2023-2024.

November 26, 2024

Macquarie fined by UK after metals trader books false trades

The firm’s London metals desk was able to book 426 fictitious trades to conceal his losses for almost two years.

November 26, 2024

Vulcan in talks with producers to license lithium technology

Vulcan began producing lithium hydroxide earlier this month from its Rhine Valley operations using adsorption direct lithium extraction.

November 25, 2024

Lucapa Diamond to restart halted Merlin mine

The phased approach will begin with an 18-month initial phase focused on excavating and dredging five existing pits.

November 25, 2024

Rio Tinto lifts force majeure for Australian alumina exports

Rio had declared force majeure on third-party contracts in May after an incident limited its supplies of natural gas.

November 25, 2024

MinRes founder Ellison steps down as Delta Lithium chair

Ellison is to exit MinRes within 18 months but his exit from Delta Lithium is with immediate effect.