February 20, 2023 China’s Baowu seeks deeper ties with Rio Tinto on iron ore trade Baowu is looking to benefit from efforts to repair trade relations between China and Australia.
February 20, 2023 Amplats cuts dividend payout again as South African power outages crimp profit The Anglo American unit reduced its total 2022 payout by 62% as state-owned utility Eskom struggles to keep its coal-fired power plants working.
February 20, 2023 India opposes Vedanta’s $3bn zinc assets sale, rekindling debt worries The Ministry of Mines urged Hindustan Zinc to "explore other cashless methods" to acquire the assets.
February 20, 2023 Finland tightens mining law as demand for minerals surges Finland is emerging as a key mining and processing hub for battery metals with more than €6 billion in investments already planned.
February 19, 2023 Pilbara Minerals sells spodumene cargo tied to lithium hydroxide prices Earlier this month its chief executive told press the developer had around 200,000 tonnes of spodumene to sell.
February 19, 2023 Governments spent record $1 trillion last year subsidizing fossil fuels International Energy Agency estimates that the combined subsidies for oil, natural gas, electricity and coal hit an all-time high in 2022.
February 19, 2023 G-7 and EU looking at ways to track and trace Russian diamonds Previous EU attempts to sanction Russian gems have run into resistance from importer nations such as Belgium.
February 19, 2023 Minister signals Lynas can run Malaysia unit if waste taken back Lynas' operating licence came with conditions that prohibited the import and processing of lanthanide concentrate after July 1.
February 19, 2023 Mexico President orders ministry to step up lithium nationalization Studies suggest Mexico may have some 1.7 million tonnes of lithium.
February 18, 2023 Ola plans $920m India investment in electric cars, batteries The SoftBank Group-backed company's cumulative production numbers topped 100,000 in November.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
