February 11, 2024

UK in talks with Hitachi over Welsh nuclear plant site, FT says

The move is aimed at reviving Britain’s ageing nuclear fleet.

February 11, 2024

New method could simplify detection of diamond deposits

Geologists have established a link between diamond occurrence and the mineral olivine.

February 9, 2024

EU, US to align global minerals push against China’s supply grip

The aim is to combine the EU’s high-level policy approach with the US focus on specific projects, Bloomberg sources said.

February 9, 2024

Nornickel’s 2023 profit slumps 51% on falling metal prices

Nornickel expects a further decline in its nickel and palladium output this year, due to geopolitical risks and postponed furnace repairs.

February 9, 2024

Dietary shift could generate same amount of power from renewables by 2050 as coal does today

Replacing 50% of animal products with alternative proteins by 2050 could free up enough agricultural land to generate renewable energy equivalent in volume to today’s coal-generated power, a new study…

February 8, 2024

Green shoots for copper, nickel, zinc, aluminium prices 

Macquarie says January's full set of PMIs looks like a potential turning point for the global industrial cycle.

February 8, 2024

Global Reporting Initiative launches sustainability standard for mining at Indaba 

While European Union sustainability reporting standards will soon come into effect, there is, as of yet, no sector standard for mining.

February 8, 2024

Anglo American posts 24% rise in annual copper output

The company left its 2024 copper output guidance at 730,000-790,000 tons.

February 8, 2024

Portuguese prosecutors seek to annul environment permit for Savannah lithium mine

The Savannah mine was part of a wider probe last year by Portuguese prosecutors into alleged illegalities in lithium and "green" hydrogen deals.

February 8, 2024

Pressure groups sue LME for allowing trade of ‘polluting’ Indonesian metal

Activists allege that the LME allowed sales on its platform of copper produced at the Grasberg mine, which they claim is polluting local rivers.