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Taliban start building road for huge Chinese copper mining project

Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth has been trumpeted as a path to economic independence.

Reuters | July 25, 2024 | 6:29 am

Fortescue to step up energy spending despite job cuts

"We see a massive potential in green iron industry out…

Reuters | July 24, 2024 | 5:10 pm

BofA, RBC top mining M&A financial adviser rankings in H1 2024 — report

BofA led the way in deal value at $5.4 billion,…

Staff Writer | July 24, 2024 | 11:20 am

Anglo to face investors with wary eye on BHP’s potential return

Investors will keenly scrutinize CEO Duncan Wanblad on Thursday as he gives…

Reuters | July 24, 2024 | 7:48 am

South Africa mines lobby urges caution on minerals export tax

A more than six-fold increase in electricity prices since 2008…

Bloomberg News | July 24, 2024 | 7:19 am

Adani, Hindalco show interest as Hindustan Copper plans to develop two mines

Both mines with a combined capacity of 3 million metric tons are located in the eastern state of Jharkhand.

Reuters | June 24, 2024 | 7:23 am

Hedge funds’ bullish copper bets run into China’s slowdown

Without western investors buying, all eyes are back on China, and a copper market that several industry insiders say is still the weakest they’ve ever seen it.

Bloomberg News | June 23, 2024 | 12:12 pm

E-fuels offer cleaner alternative to fossil fuels, but production cost a key challenge — report

E-fuels can offer a solution to power critical segments of transportation such as ships, long-haul aircraft and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, the firm says.

Staff Writer | June 23, 2024 | 8:52 am

Copper price slides from record on Chinese stockpiles

High prices also weakened manufacturing demand and may see China switch out copper for aluminum.

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | June 21, 2024 | 2:33 pm

US lithium clay projects secure backing despite extraction hurdles

The United States’ great hope for domestic lithium supply could lie in the massive-scale, long-life sediment-hosted deposits in its southwestern region.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | June 21, 2024 | 8:00 am

Vale unveils $3.3 billion plan to boost copper and nickel output

The mining giant sees the potential to expand production capacity to about 500,000 tons of copper by 2028 mainly through improvements to its Salobo and Sossego mines in Brazil.

Bloomberg News | June 20, 2024 | 4:16 pm

Allegations of human rights abuses ‘unfounded’, Barrick tells UNHRC

The UN Human Rights Council alleges that 12 deaths occurred during/resulting from operations by security forces assigned to the North Mara mine in Tanzania.

Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 2:13 pm

US backs Angola plan to process critical minerals, export power

The southern African nation, one of the top crude producers on the continent, has become a focus for the US in its campaign to secure critical minerals such as copper as it competes against China.

Bloomberg News | June 19, 2024 | 4:22 pm

China to regulate lithium-ion battery industry amid fast expansion

The guidelines, following a proposal in May, will help firms scale back manufacturing projects that only expand production capacity.

Reuters | June 19, 2024 | 2:22 pm

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