December 6, 2018

International Lithium estimates 25-year mine life at Mariana JV with new study

The project, located in Salta, Argentina, could produce 10,000 tonnes lithium carbonate equivalent per year over a 25 year mine life.

December 6, 2018

Losing licence to operate new and biggest threat to miners — EY

Mining companies across the globe now consider the risk of losing their licence to operate as the biggest risk to their businesses in the next two years

December 3, 2018

Boreal completes drill campaign at Norway copper-gold project

The campaign was carried out at the Burfjord project, located near Kåfjord, in northeastern Norway.

December 3, 2018

Management shake-up at Glencore costs copper chief Mistakidis his job

Company veteran and coal chief Peter Freyberg, has been appointed as the head of industrial mining assets, a newly created role.

November 30, 2018

Germany’s miners get shafted as coal power survives on imports

The 150-year-old Prosper-Haniel site — shuts in December.

November 29, 2018

AMT to become first LME ring trader as ferrous liquidity provider

Broker AMT has been appointed by the LME as a liquidity provider for its steel contracts, giving a boost to the market as the first ring trader in that role.

November 29, 2018

Alrosa makes $90m in Israel

The world’s top diamond producer held six auctions this year in the Middle Eastern country.

November 29, 2018

UK explorer makes high-grade silver discovery in Ethiopia

The discovery was made at the Daro project, located in the Tigray Regional State of northern Ethiopia.

November 28, 2018

Russia sets aside 10B roubles to buy aluminium

Russia makes a move to support sanctioned aluminium producer Rusal.

November 27, 2018

‘Passionate’ electric car owners to drive growth, Shell says

Social desirability is important enough for consumers to ignore that battery-powered technology is currently more expensive than internal combustion engines.