February 28, 2019 Aurubis still on lookout for acquisitions –CEO We possess a comfortable financial scope but we intend to undertake small or medium-sized acquisitions rather than a large transaction.
February 28, 2019 Junkyard palladium growing as an answer to disappearing resource Recyclers can recover about 90 percent of the metal from catalytic converters in junked cars for a fraction of the cost of mining it.
February 28, 2019 Exyn Technologies introduces robots into Dundee Precious Metals’ gold mines The tech company introduced its A3Rs robots which comprise a fully autonomous aerial system for data collection in GPS-denied environments.
February 27, 2019 Belgian fast-moving ‘caterpillar’ in deep sea copper, cobalt race U.N. talks are working out regulations on mining in international waters, which may appeal to companies struggling to find new reserves on land.
February 27, 2019 Rio Tinto investors partying like it’s 2014 Miner will pay a special dividend worth $4 billion, or $2.43 cent a share, as it recorded its highest annual underlying earnings in the last five years.
February 27, 2019 Rio Tinto may have found its next major copper mine in Western Australia The world's second largest miner has confirmed an "exciting" copper find at its Winu project, in the Paterson Range in the East Pilbara.
February 27, 2019 Alrosa unearths 99 carat gem-quality diamond The rock, a unique transparent one with a visible yellow shade and of gem-quality, is the second major find since the launch of the Verkhne-Munskoye diamond deposit.
February 26, 2019 Nornickel expects bigger palladium supply deficit in 2019 The global palladium market deficit is forecast at 800,000 ounces compared with 600,000 ounces in 2018.
February 26, 2019 ‘Bubble’ warning sounds over 2019’s hottest commodity Palladium’s deficit-driven ascent has some analysts warning of the growing potential for a correction given the rapid sprint upward.
February 24, 2019 Europe’s push for EVs a boon to Savannah’s Portugal lithium project The company is close to making a decision on developing Mina do Barroso mine, which could become the first European supplier of spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral.
Column: Europe falling behind in critical minerals race In 2024, 95% of EU rare earth imports came from just three countries: China, Malaysia and Russia, according to Eurostat. January 14, 2026 | 09:53 am
