January 20, 2023 Bolivia taps Chinese battery giant CATL to help develop lithium riches Bolivia's iconic salt flats are home to the world's largest lithium resources at 21 million tonnes.
January 15, 2023 Goldman raises aluminum forecasts on higher Chinese and European demand The metal will probably average $3,125 a ton this year in London, analysts said.
January 2, 2023 Shareholders at Russia’s NLMK vote against nine-month dividend payout Like many other Russian commodities companies, NLMK had scrapped its dividend plans earlier in 2022.
December 30, 2022 Rusal eyes rising demand for low-carbon aluminum in China Chinese EV makers are working to lower their carbon footprint in anticipation of growing pressure from overseas consumers to decrease emissions.
December 27, 2022 RANKED: World’s richest diamond mines The Mining Intelligence latest top ten list ranks the world’s richest diamond mines, delineated by production and estimated value.
December 26, 2022 Russia’s Sberbank urges Glencore to resolve dispute over oil bill Sberbank has taken legal action to recover debt and penalties from Glencore Energy UK Ltd over the two consignments, supplied by a subsidiary of Russia's largest bank in March.
December 20, 2022 Burkina Faso denies it paid Russian fighters with mine rights Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo caused a controversy by stating last week that Burkina Faso had hired mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group to help it fight Islamist militants.
December 17, 2022 Germany pushes back on Putin’s ‘blackmail’ with gas terminal German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his country won't be blackmailed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
December 13, 2022 Mongolia to take mining firm public after protests over graft The state-owned Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi JSC owns a large chunk of a sprawling 6-billion tonne coking coal deposit near the Chinese border.
December 13, 2022 Global miners’ ESG strategies show ‘concerning’ lack of focus on gender A report by Stratum and Digbee shows that gender is considered the “least important” social priority for mining companies over the next two years.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
