September 16, 2021 US miners decry mineral royalty plan floated in Congress The proposed $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending measure would set an 8% gross royalty on existing mines and 4% on new ones.
September 16, 2021 Platinum-group prices are being hammered by the chip shortage The shortage of semiconductors is clobbering the price of platinum-group metals as investors brace for a long-lasting hit to car production.
September 16, 2021 China’s XTC New Energy plans $1.6bn battery material investment Plant will eventually produce 100,000 tonnes of lithium iron phosphate and 60,000 tonnes of ternary materials annually.
September 15, 2021 Vulcan Energy gets firm commitments for $146.58m discounted placement Funds raised would be used to progress Vulcan's zero-carbon lithium development in Europe, which has an offtake deal with the battery unit of South Korea's LG Chem.
September 15, 2021 Aluminum price rises on talks of fresh output curbs in China China's aluminum output in August slipped for a fourth straight month.
September 15, 2021 China will release more metal reserves to ease supply shortage – state planner "Currently, copper, aluminum, and zinc prices are still high," said Li Hui, an official from the National Development and Reform Commission.
September 15, 2021 Australia snubs court’s climate order to approve coal project Environment Minister has given environmental consent for Whitehaven Coal to proceed with a $440 million plan to extend open-cut mining at its Vickery operation in New South Wales.
September 15, 2021 Albemarle, union in Chile reach agreement, ending strike Throughout the strike, the miner maintained the extended walk-off had not hit its output of lithium from Chile.
September 15, 2021 Codelco reaches labor agreement with union at Salvador division The company's final contract offer was approved by 61% of the union workers who voted.
September 15, 2021 In Arctic push, US extends new economic aid package to Greenland The aid package from USAid worth $10 million is primarily aimed at development of Greenland's mining sector, tourism and education.
Angola’s Endiama seeks to raise diamond output further after 2024 record Endiama's 2024 output made Angola the world's third-largest producer of rough diamonds by volume, behind Russia and Botswana. February 10, 2026 | 07:13 am
