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US DOE draft report reaffirms urgent status of six critical minerals, including graphite

For the world’s leading economy, securing reliable supplies for these minerals is especially important to not only sustain its dominance but also shed its supply reliance on key rivals like China.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | June 19, 2023 | 3:41 pm

Copper price drops as uncertainty surrounds stimulus in China

Traders expect China to cut benchmark rates on Tuesday, the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 19, 2023 | 9:37 am

Albemarle to buy Lithium Power’s Australian unit

Lithium Power has scrapped the planned demerger of its Australian…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2023 | 5:34 am

Rio Tinto autonomous iron ore train derailed

The miner said a probe had been launched after one…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2023 | 3:32 am

Business groups weigh in on recent mining developments in Panama

The Mining Chamber of Panama and the Chamber of Commerce…

Staff Writer | June 18, 2023 | 2:24 pm

New industrial WiFi system to bring 6G technologies to remote, underground mines

University of Sydney researchers are developing an industrial long-range WiFi system that transmits signals to hard-to-reach places while maintaining high data rates.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 23, 2021 | 6:06 am

Iron ore price retreats on covid-19 concerns

The price fell on Wednesday as concerns over covid-19 curbs and the approaching off-season for construction activity in China soured sentiment.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 22, 2021 | 10:12 am

Ivanhoe’s Kamoa exceeds annual copper guidance, with over 100,000t YTD

Ivanhoe's production guidance for 2021 was set at 92,500-100,000 tonnes.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 22, 2021 | 9:29 am

Newcrest to boost stake in Havieron gold-copper project

The gold giant will exercise its option over a further 5% of the Havieron project in in the Paterson region of Western Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 22, 2021 | 4:13 am

Copper price rises as investors recover some risk appetite

Investors weighing up the impact of the omicron coronavirus variant on economic growth turned a little more bullish after two days of selling.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2021 | 9:01 am

Global nickel supply could increase by 20% in 2022 – report

The Global Palladium Fund expects the surplus to be concentrated in low-grade nickel pig iron (NPI) and to depend heavily on an expected increase in supply from Indonesia materializing.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2021 | 6:06 am

Lundin Mining to acquire Josemaria Resources for $483 million

Lundin is taking Josemaria's namesake copper-gold project in San Juan, Argentina.

Northern Miner Staff | December 20, 2021 | 1:39 pm

Chilean miners ask leftist president-elect to foster industry

Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former law student, vowed during his campaign to bury the country's “neoliberal” economic model.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2021 | 6:58 am

Pure copper ingots unlock secrets of Iron Age trade routes

Elemental and lead isotope analyses of ancient copper ingots unlocked secrets of Early Iron Age trade routes and how Indigenous Mediterranean communities functioned 2,600 years ago.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 20, 2021 | 6:06 am

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