March 12, 2021 Booming electric vehicle sales drive surge in cobalt prices The price of the metal stands at $53,000 per tonne, up 65% this year and around its highest since December 2018.
March 12, 2021 Vale begins increasing iron ore output at Timbopea site Iron ore production capacity at the site should return to 12 million tonnes a year once the commissioning period is over.
March 12, 2021 Six coal miners killed in blast in Pakistan’s southwest They were among eight miners trapped about 1,000 feet underground when accumulating methane gas exploded at the coal field in Marwar.
March 12, 2021 Argonaut to drill for copper against Aboriginal wishes in South Australia Drilling for the Murdie project is set to begin on March 15, despite opposition from Indigenous groups.
March 11, 2021 Russel: Iron ore demand recovering outside China, but will it be enough? The price of spot iron ore for delivery to north China has fallen in recent sessions as the market struggles to work through a competing series of both bullish and…
March 11, 2021 As Glencore walks, Colombia envisages decades of coal mining The South American nation better known for its coffee and crude is also a major supplier to European coal-fired power plants.
March 11, 2021 Rio Tinto inks deal to sell first batch of scandium alloy from North America The scandium oxide will be supplied from a new plant the global miner is building in Quebec.
March 11, 2021 EU plans to make battery cells for 7m EV cars by 2025 – Handelsblatt As part of its plan to become climate neutral by 2050, the EU wants to boost local production of battery cells to power clean vehicles without relying on imports, especially…
March 11, 2021 Lithium miners are going to compete for new licenses in Chile The South American nation has been losing market share as new frontiers open up ahead of an expected tripling of demand for lithium.
March 11, 2021 Russian metal, fertiliser, other firms should invest more at home – Putin Putin asked Russia's tax service to provide a detailed report to him each quarter about the profits of Russia's largest companies and whether they are being invested in projects inside…
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