March 29, 2021

Nornickel stops water inflows at two Arctic mines

The Oktyabrsky and Taymirskiy mines account for 36% of ore mined by the company in Russia.

March 28, 2021

London trader Stratton to sell First Cobalt’s refinery output in 5-yr deal

Under the deal, First Cobalt will have the option to sell up to 100% of its annual cobalt sulfate to Stratton.

March 28, 2021

German steelworkers reach pay deal with union

Workers will receive lump-sum payments of 250 euros each on December 28 this year and February 28, 2022.

March 28, 2021

Uber or Skip? Bronze Age miners had their own food delivery service

New research shows that Bronze Age mining sites relied on outside sources to deliver pre-processed food.

March 26, 2021

The metals of antiquity – tin

Although the circumstances surrounding the original discovery of tin have never been established, they have given rise to several fascinating theories.

March 26, 2021

Home: Humble aluminum can shows a circular economy won’t be easy

It is ironic that aluminum, a metal so central to the green revolution, risks not being able to grow sufficiently because of the pressure to decarbonise.

March 26, 2021

Newest battery metal IPO taps rising interest in the deep sea

Investor interest in deep sea minerals is rising ahead of an mining code of conduct that’s expected to be concluded this year by the International Seabed Authority.

March 26, 2021

Nornickel to spin off copper-gold mine near China

Nornickel owns a 50%-stake in the Bystrinsky mine.

March 26, 2021

Alrosa fetches $23.9m in three diamond auctions

The world’s top diamond miner by output held three “special-size diamonds” auctions to celebrate its Jubilee Auction #100.

March 26, 2021

Kaz Minerals bidders up takeover bid to $5.5 billion

Nova Resources has raised its offer for the miner by 9%, after minority shareholders said they would reject earlier proposals for being too low.