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Chile’s state miner seeks $1.5 billion from lithium partner

Enami has the rights to five lithium deposits in the Siete Salares area, with a collective net asset value estimated in $2.5 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2023 | 3:41 am

Glencore buys stakes in Norsk Hydro and Vale’s assets in Brazil

It's taking a 30% stake in alumina refinery Alunorte and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2023 | 4:55 am

Glencore says takeover bid for Teck stands after spinoff fails

Glencore reiterated its intention to buy Teck and even bid…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2023 | 3:29 am

Iron ore price mixed as steel group urges producers to cut output

The China Iron and Steel Association has urged producers to cut…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 26, 2023 | 9:21 am

Teck takes restructuring plan off the table ahead of vote

Teck said it will pursue instead "a simpler and more…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2023 | 5:15 am

BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand

The miner will make a final investment decision on expanding the processing plant at its Mt. Keith nickel mine by the end of the financial year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 3, 2021 | 3:42 am

Australia and Guinea to drive global bauxite production growth – report

Fitch forecasts Australian bauxite production growth to average 4% y-o-y in 2021, and Guinea's bauxite output to rise from 84.5mnt in 2021 to 133.8mnt in 2030.

MINING.com Editor | August 2, 2021 | 3:27 pm

Top ten US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies

This year’s ranking, based on market capitalization as of July, features a number of new entrants.

Northern Miner Staff | August 2, 2021 | 10:02 am

State of the sector: Worker health, safety and equality in ASM — report

While women make up a large percentage of the ASM workforce —they are largely invisible within the data.

Amanda Stutt | July 30, 2021 | 1:41 pm

Iron ore price craters on Chinese steel output cuts

Iron ore price drops 8% falling below $200 a tonne for the first time since April on Beijing's efforts to curb industry emissions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 9:35 am

Copper price falls after China’s metals auction

China announced it would release a total of 170,000 tonnes of metals, including copper, aluminum and zinc, from state reserves on Thursday to nonferrous fabricators.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 8:54 am

BHP to build solar farms at Nickel West

The project will help cut carbon emissions by 12% compared with 2020 levels at its Mt. Keith and Leinster nickel operations, where power is currently being generated through diesel and gas turbines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2021 | 7:03 am