March 25, 2021 Brazil civic groups urge production halt at Vale mine amid covid-19 concerns Parauapebas, a city of 210,000 people where the Serra Norte complex is located, entered a lockdown due to a significant increase in coronavirus cases.
March 25, 2021 Home: Volkswagen powers up for the EV revolution Its roadmap has major implications for battery metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese.
March 25, 2021 China to curb lead battery use in low-speed EVs from Sept Low-speed EVs have not previously been regarded as vehicles that qualify for proper licence plates in China, the world's largest automobile market, but regulators are drafting rules to recategorise them.
March 25, 2021 Norway’s Nussir considers IPO after Arctic copper mine deal Company is considering listing its shares in Oslo this year after signing a deal with local officials to build the world's first fully electric copper mine in the Arctic.
March 25, 2021 Sundance refers iron ore dispute with Congo Republic to arbitration Congo's government revoked Sundance affiliate Congo Iron's permit in December and awarded it to a little known company backed by Chinese investment.
March 25, 2021 Dividend over digging: Miners pay shareholders but need new projects Major miners need to increase spending to secure fresh copper supply, analysts say, amid worries that availability of the red metal will slide just as demand surges.
March 25, 2021 KGHM has no plans to change its stake in Sierra Gorda mine Polish copper and silver producer has no plans to change its 55% stake in its Chilean mine, the company's deputy head Pawel Gruza said.
March 25, 2021 Illegal gold rush in the Amazon raises risk to indigenous people Illegal gold and diamond mining in Brazil’s Amazon rain forest is threatening South America’s largest group of native people who still live in relative isolation.
March 24, 2021 China’s epic sandstorm lifts the price of coal that caused it Thermal coal prices could go higher still as China’s worst sandstorm in a decade tightens supply.
March 24, 2021 Companies keep too much of Peru’s metal wealth, top candidate says The front-runner in Peru’s presidential race said he’s ready to take a tougher stance against mining companies.
US and Uzbekistan sign critical minerals pact Since Trump's return to power, the US has courted the five former Soviet republics of Central Asia and moved to bolster its influence in a region. February 18, 2026 | 02:12 pm
