June 21, 2019 Australia’s Lynas stockpiles rare earths for ‘strategic’ customers The company's decision to stockpile Neodymium Praseodymium (NdPr), used in industrial magnets, was to help it consolidate its position as a preferred supplier to customers outside China.
June 21, 2019 South Korea’s POSCO drops plans for Chilean battery material plant POSCO's decision is the latest in a string of setbacks for Chile, which has struggled to modernize its lithium policies, boost output and develop a domestic battery industry.
June 21, 2019 Ramaphosa’s old union Seeks South African platinum mine comeback By the end of this year, the union wants to represent 30% of the more than 167,000 workers at the world’s four biggest platinum producers.
June 21, 2019 Zimbabwe leader wants new currency, IMF loan in revival bid The state abolished Zimbabwe’s currency in 2009, after an episode of hyperinflation rendered it worthless.
June 21, 2019 Visualizing US energy use in one giant chart U.S. energy use has been generally increasing, eventually topping 100 quads per year by 2018.
June 21, 2019 The winners and losers from surging iron ore prices In the world of metals and mining, sometimes it’s better to sell the raw product rather than the finished one.
June 21, 2019 Pollution is choking Europe’s poorest region The EU has warned that any future membership hinges on whether local authorities clean up their act.
June 21, 2019 South Korean firm wins mining leases for long-delayed Australian coal project The final approval from the NSW state government follows a surprise victory for the pro-coal conservative government in an Australian election in which climate change had been a key issue.
June 21, 2019 Japan aluminium premiums climb to $108/tonne in Q3, up 3% Japan is Asia's biggest importer of aluminium and the premiums for primary metal shipments it agrees to pay each quarter over the LME cash price set the benchmark for the…
June 21, 2019 Toyota Tsusho to wait on EV market before upping lithium investment The EV market has boomed in recent years, but still makes up just a fraction of total car sales.
Vale, Caterpillar and Sotreq sign deal to expand fleet of autonomous trucks in Pará, Brazil New agreement expands fleet to approximately 90 autonomous trucks in the region by 2028. December 16, 2025 | 01:52 pm
