December 18, 2024 Coal demand to keep hitting records through 2027, IEA says The latest forecast from the IEA sees demand for coal rising to nearly 8.9 billion tons by 2027, about 1% higher than 2024 levels.
December 18, 2024 Dundee’s prefeasibility bumps Čoka Rakita gold project NPV by 25% in Serbia The new NPV (at a 5% discount) stands at $735 million, and the IRR is 41%.
December 18, 2024 Volkswagen buys 9.9% of Patriot Battery Metals for $48 million Patriot's project will supply lithium to Volkswagen’s battery company PowerCo in Europe and North America.
December 17, 2024 Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict minerals International lawyers said that Apple uses minerals pillaged from Congo and laundered through international supply chains.
December 16, 2024 Hummingbird Resources sold to Nioko Resources in $17.5m cash deal Hummingbird has flagged continued challenges around operational performance at its two African mines.
December 16, 2024 Norge Mining acquires Europe’s largest natural graphite producer Skaland mine is the world's highest-grade, operating flake graphite mine and the fourth-largest graphite mine outside China.
December 13, 2024 Trafigura profit drops 62% after ‘massive problem’ in Mongolia The Mongolia losses mean Jeremy Weir’s tenure as chief executive officer at one of the world’s largest commodity traders is ending on a sour note.
December 13, 2024 China leads world in energy transition, Wood Mackenzie says The world’s second-largest economy leads the energy transition and is on track to source half of its power from low-carbon energy.
December 13, 2024 Rio Tinto’s $2.5 billion lithium plan is a win for Milei The miner plans to build a processing plant at Rincon with an annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.
December 12, 2024 Mining sector cyberattacks linked to third-party supplier access in 76% of cases – report Growing challenges cybersecurity leaders faced in 2024 were in safeguarding cyber-physical systems.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
