December 20, 2022 Column: Zinc stocks at historic lows after a year of smelter woes Where has all the zinc gone?
December 20, 2022 Morocco’s Managem acquires Iamgold assets in Senegal, Mali and Guinea Managem, which operates in six African countries, is controlled by the royal family holding company Al Mada.
December 19, 2022 Panama orders First Quantum to halt copper mine operations Miner must craft a plan within 10 days to halt operations at its Cobre Panama copper mine.
December 19, 2022 OZ Minerals extends exclusivity period for BHP’s $6.4bn bid The extension of exclusivity period to Dec. 27 comes after the four weeks exclusivity BHP was granted.
December 19, 2022 Fortescue reveals green steel plans but warns task is enormous The world’s fourth-biggest iron ore miner has joined forces with Japan’s Mitsubishi and European steelmaker Voestalpine to develop zero-carbon iron using hydrogen at a plant in Austria.
December 19, 2022 Electric vehicle production set to surge in 2023 despite low sales Starting next year, a wave of new electric vehicles from pickup trucks to middle market SUVs and sedans will hit the world's major markets.
December 19, 2022 WTO on ‘thin ice’ with metals tariff ruling, US trade chief says The WTO ruling, issued earlier this month, “really challenges the integrity of the system,” Trade Representative Katherine Tai said.
December 19, 2022 Toronto hedge fund surges 39% on lithium bets The Vivid Energy Fund is short companies that focus on direct lithium extraction, such as Vancouver-based Standard Lithium.
December 19, 2022 Samarco expects iron ore pellet production to rise up to 11% in 2023 Samarco Mineracao expects to end 2022 with production of 8.1 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, up 5.2% on 2021.
December 19, 2022 Tesla may announce $800m to $1bn investment in Mexico plant in coming days Tesla could announce the construction of a "Gigafactory" in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon as soon as Friday.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
