September 7, 2021 Aboriginal group files UN complaint over heritage bill New draft laws put greater emphasis on agreement between Indigenous groups and developers, but the government retains the final decision in heritage disputes.
September 7, 2021 Home: Guinea coup adds bauxite to aluminum’s supply concerns The political upheaval catches the aluminum raw materials chain at a vulnerable moment with alumina prices already surging higher due to refinery problems.
September 7, 2021 Australia’s biggest silver mine in two decades taps solar boom Silver Mines’s Bowdens project in New South Wales is set to start operations in 2023 and will have an initial output target of 6 million ounces a year.
September 6, 2021 Asia’s coal prices hit new highs as global utilities scramble for fuel Prices for coking coal, a raw material mainly used in steelmaking, gained more than 4.5%.
September 6, 2021 OZ Minerals resumes operations at copper-gold mine after worker death Operations had been suspended at Prominent Hill when a 43-year old man died on Sunday after being crushed by machinery.
September 6, 2021 Mexican miners warn of ‘major delays’ from environment, water rules Delays are especially pronounced for getting the country's environment ministry Semarnat to approve environmental impact statements for mining projects.
September 6, 2021 BMW orders up $24 billion of batteries as EV demand grows The German carmaker now has contracts for more than 20 billion euros of batteries, up from 12 billion euros previously.
September 6, 2021 Aluminum price jumps again as Guinea coup adds to supply worries Aluminum climbed to the highest in more than a decade after a coup in Guinea fueled concerns over raw material supplies.
September 6, 2021 Glencore to return Prodeco coal mining contracts to Colombia Glencore previously said the Calenturitas and La Jagua mines would be handed back to Colombia because a restart of its operations would not be viable.
September 6, 2021 China Gold, CNMC criticized for environmental failings Tailings dams are commonly used by mining firms to store waste remnants of ore.
Congo collects samples for CMOC’s first cobalt shipment, sources say The DRC is collecting samples for CMOC's first cobalt shipment under a new quota system, expected soon. December 22, 2025 | 07:20 am
