March 29, 2021

Rusal open for talks over Nornickel dividend

The board of directors at Nornickel, in which Rusal holds a 27.8% stake, will discuss its 2030 investment strategy and dividend guidelines on March 29.

March 29, 2021

British ministers reject Sanjeev Gupta’s bailout plea

British ministers have rejected a request from mining magnate for a $234.36 million emergency loan to prevent his group, GFG Alliance, from collapsing.

March 29, 2021

Proposed spin-off of Nornickel copper mine may ease dividend talks

Nornickel said last week that the spin-off of the Bystrinsky mine near the Russia-China border would happen within two years subject to regulatory and other approvals.

March 29, 2021

Decommissioning, environmental costs often underestimated – study

Swedish researchers say insufficient financial reporting by mining companies may lead to an underestimation of environmental liabilities.

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.