Argentine court in key lithium region halts new permits over environmental concernsThe ruling involves the Los Patos River-Salar del Hombre Muerto area, where global lithium giant Arcadium Lithium has a project.Reuters | March 14, 2024 | 2:11 pm
Cliffs CEO weighs lowball bid for US Steel with union backingThat potential bid, though, is dependent on the current Nippon-US…Bloomberg News | March 14, 2024 | 1:26 pm
China’s North Copper may curb production amid supply shortageThe news comes as major Chinese smelters scramble to secure…Reuters | March 14, 2024 | 6:49 am
Glencore bought at least 5,000t of Russian copper via Turkey – report The Financial Times reported the metal was sold by UAE-based entity Haldivor Energy and exported through Turkey to Italy’s Livorno port. Staff Writer | September 26, 2023 | 8:41 am
China scoops up cheap Indian iron ore in bid to trim steel costs Indian iron ore exports have surged as steel mills switched to lower-grade, cheaper feed in the face of dwindling profits. Bloomberg News | September 26, 2023 | 8:17 am
Philippines’ lower house passes bill overhauling mining tax system Under the bill, large-scale metallic mining operations within mineral reservations shall be subject to a royalty rate of 4% of the gross output. Reuters | September 26, 2023 | 7:45 am
Nickel fraud: Same paper in, same paper out As these cases show, fraudsters went to great lengths to dupe their counterparties with considerable success for some 18 months while they pocketed more than $326m. Guy Hardaker - Watson, Farley & Williams | September 25, 2023 | 3:45 pm
Colombian mining sector needs clear government messaging for energy transition, group says Leftist President Gustavo Petro has made it his goal to wean the South American nation off its dependence on oil and coal exports. Reuters | September 25, 2023 | 1:27 pm
Inside Vietnam’s plans to dent China’s rare earths dominance Vietnam plans to restart its biggest rare-earths mine next year with a Western-backed project that could rival the world's largest. Reuters | September 25, 2023 | 12:17 pm
Gold, miners weather Fed Fed hawkishness has been the rankling thorn in gold’s side for 18 months now. Adam Hamilton - Zeal Intelligence | September 25, 2023 | 10:11 am
India to auction Jammu and Kashmir lithium reserves in a few weeks India in February found its first lithium deposits in Jammu and Kashmir with estimated reserves of 5.9 million tonnes. Reuters | September 25, 2023 | 7:03 am
Graphic: Prices tumble for cobalt used for electric vehicle batteries Prices have plummeted due to an upsurge of supplies from Congo. Reuters | September 25, 2023 | 6:58 am