Portuguese prosecutors seek to annul environment permit for Savannah lithium mineThe Savannah mine was part of a wider probe last year by Portuguese prosecutors into alleged illegalities in lithium and "green" hydrogen deals.Reuters | February 8, 2024 | 9:44 am
Pressure groups sue LME for allowing trade of ‘polluting’ Indonesian metalActivists allege that the LME allowed sales on its platform…Reuters | February 8, 2024 | 7:15 am
Mining industry dogged by retirements and lack of new recruitsOne of the biggest challenges facing the mining industry is…Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | February 7, 2024 | 11:58 am
Column: Rio Tinto counts the cost of producing green aluminum The company booked a $1.175 billion impairment charge against its two Australian alumina refineries in its second-quarter results. Reuters | August 4, 2023 | 7:34 am
Russia to restart buying currency, gold as energy income revives Russia gets around a third of its budget revenues from the oil and gas industry. Bloomberg News | August 3, 2023 | 2:40 pm
US Department of Energy adds copper to critical minerals list Move marks the first time a US government agency has included copper on one of its official “critical” lists, following the examples of the European Union, Japan, India, Canada, and China. Staff Writer | August 3, 2023 | 2:38 pm
Mongolia, Rio Tinto have resolved nearly all copper mine tax issues – PM The partners spent years mired in a tussle over development of the Oyu Tolgoi mine which is the country's biggest foreign investment. Reuters | August 3, 2023 | 6:47 am
China nickel producers look to London exchange in dash for profit Chinese companies likely to apply to the LME include Tsingshan Group, China's largest nickel producer. Reuters | August 3, 2023 | 6:41 am
Metals traders are leaving hedge funds as markets disappoint Despite the personnel moves, there aren’t yet signs of permanent retrenchment among hedge funds in metals. Bloomberg News | August 3, 2023 | 6:31 am
Global copper smelting ticked higher in July, but China slid Apart from Asia and Oceania, all other regions outside China recorded increasing levels of activity. Reuters | August 3, 2023 | 6:12 am
Myanmar tin ban in Wa region may cut China’s smelter output in H2 China sources over half of its import needs in tin concentrate from Myanmar. Reuters | August 3, 2023 | 5:51 am
Britain agrees deals on clean energy, critical minerals with Zambia The foreign ministry would agree on a UK-Zambia Green Growth Compact, aimed at generating £2.5 billion pounds of British private sector investment. Reuters | August 2, 2023 | 4:25 pm