Miners see value in EU focus on ESG but face red tape hurdlesCompliance with ESG standards is increasingly important to keep commitments from institutional investors such as pension funds.Reuters | October 13, 2023 | 9:31 am
China rare earth exports drop 18% as domestic demand growsRare earth imports jump 19% from year earlier.Reuters | October 13, 2023 | 8:57 am
Raising capital now biggest risk to mining companies after ESGThe massive capital outlays required by the green energy transition…Frik Els | October 12, 2023 | 1:26 pm
Column: Gold price bulls hope short-term bank contagion sparks longer-term rally The metal rallied strongly on Monday after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in New York. Reuters | March 14, 2023 | 7:25 am
Japan, Canada in talks over collaboration in battery metals supply chain Batteries are key for Japan as it strives for carbon neutrality by 2050. Reuters | March 14, 2023 | 7:04 am
Zimbabwe’s ban on lithium ore exports triggers stockpile buildup The ban has impacted small- and medium-scale miners, but it’s not clear how much lithium is contained in the stockpiled ore. Bloomberg News | March 14, 2023 | 7:00 am
China removes all remaining curbs on Australian coal imports Imports could reach 1 million tons in the first half of March alone. Bloomberg News | March 14, 2023 | 6:45 am
Europe balks at strategic stockpile for critical green metals The energy crisis has hurt production of several key industrial commodities, exacerbating worries about supply. Bloomberg News | March 13, 2023 | 9:48 am
China to increase control over global cobalt supply — report Over the next two years, China’s share of cobalt production is expected to reach half of global output. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 13, 2023 | 5:09 am
India to auction newly found lithium reserve The block in the northern federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir is the first known lithium reserve in the country. Reuters | March 13, 2023 | 4:25 am
China could control a third of the world’s lithium by 2025 UBS expects Chinese-controlled mines, including projects in Africa, to raise output to 705,000 tons by 2025. Bloomberg News | March 12, 2023 | 6:07 pm
Colombians face food, medicine shortages as protesting miners block roads Gold miners across Antioquia and Cordoba provinces are protesting the destruction their machinery by authorities. Reuters | March 12, 2023 | 10:19 am