October 15, 2021 Power crunch hits Europe’s silicon and zinc supplies for renewables European power prices have rocketed this year mainly due to the rising price of natural gas used for power generation and heating, low renewable energy output and higher carbon prices.
October 15, 2021 Mexico eyes ‘strategic minerals,’ copper limits in mining reform Lopez Obrador's proposed legislation will no longer award concessions to mine lithium "and other strategic minerals" needed for the country's energy transition.
October 14, 2021 Asia’s coal mining revival doesn’t mean the energy crisis is over China, the largest producer and consumer of the fuel, could boost mine output by an extra 100 million tonnes in the fourth quarter.
October 14, 2021 Rio Tinto cuts 2021 iron ore shipments forecast on labour squeeze The miner now expects 2021 Pilbara iron ore shipments between 320 to 325 mt.
October 14, 2021 Energy crisis, bottlenecks blunt metal rally windfall for miners The latest leg-up in copper and zinc futures is coming on the heels of a global energy crunch that’s beginning to disrupt the smelters that many miners depend on to…
October 14, 2021 Epiroc wins large mining equipment order in Turkey Eti Bakir, Turkey’s largest mining company, has ordered a variety of drill rigs, mine trucks and loaders.
October 14, 2021 Glencore looks to recycle electronic metal waste in UK Glencore will find out this month whether it will be able to build an electronics recycling facility in the UK, which could be operational within 18 months.
October 14, 2021 Coal India temporarily stops supplies to industrial users The move to prioritize supplies to power plants is aimed at helping boost depleted inventories that are putting continued operations at risk.
October 14, 2021 US Senator Manchin promises to block mining royalty plan The pledge to block the royalty proposal in committee and the full Senate is the latest example of Manchin's newfound role as a legislative powerbroker in the evenly divided chamber.
October 14, 2021 Rusal plans sales boost to plug China’s aluminum deficit in 2022 The world's largest aluminum producer outside China plans to supply 300,000-400,000 tonnes of aluminum to China in 2021.
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