July 5, 2019 Power Resources buys Woodford-backed Metalysis Power Resources Group mines in Rwanda for tantalum, used in mobile phones, and niobium, needed for high-strength alloys.
July 4, 2019 Top 10 biggest gold mining companies in the world The shake-up of the top tier of gold mining happened before the mega mergers closed.
July 4, 2019 Metso Minerals merges with rival Outotec The deal is expected to enable cost savings of at least 100 million euros and revenue synergies, stemming from cross-sales opportunities, of at least 150 million euros a year.
July 4, 2019 Rio Tinto’s Icelandic aluminium plant attracts Glencore — sources Rio Tinto restarted the sale process for the assets in late 2018 after Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro pulled out of buying them.
July 3, 2019 Europe thinks like China in building its own battery industry In the past few months, government officials have joined with manufacturers, development banks and commercial lenders on measures that will channel more than 100 billion euros ($113 billion) into a…
July 3, 2019 Global stakeholders launch world’s first rare earth industry association The REIA comprises 12 founding members.
July 3, 2019 Bosnia’s indebted Aluminij threatens to close down on July 6 Aluminij, among Bosnia's biggest exporters, has been in trouble for years over debt accumulated because of high alumina and electricity prices.
July 2, 2019 The oil crisis Saudi Arabia can’t solve Amin Nasr’s message to the press that oil flows to the market are guaranteed should be taken with a pinch of salt.
July 2, 2019 German lender pulls out of coal as Merkel vows greener finance KfW Group will no longer finance the exploration or mining of coal or lend to coal power plant projects.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
